Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 30, 1992No. Civ. A. 3:91CV00058PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPENCER, District Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the ambient water quality standards for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (hereinafter “dioxin”) 1 set by the states of Maryland and Virginia. Two actions are consolidated into the present case before this court: the Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) sued over Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) standards set in Maryland and the Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) sued over Virginia dioxin standards.
Several motions remain outstanding in this case. Presently before this Court is defendants’ motions to…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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