Legal Opinion

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 10, 1975No. 74--1433PublishedCited by 375 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) brought an action in federal district court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Administrator (then Robert W. Fri, now Russell E. Train), seeking to compel the publication of effluent limitation guidelines called for by section 304(b)(1)(A) of the-Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.1 This appeal from the District Court’s orders of November 15 and 27, 1973, granting relief sought by NRDC2 presents questions pertaining to the duty imposed upon the Administrator by that section and the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by375 opinions

  1. William Hohri v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  2. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. New Jersey Guild of Hearing Aid Dispensers v. LongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
  4. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. TrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980

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