Legal Opinion
United States v. DTE Energy Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2013No. 11-2328PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Daughtrey, J.,
BATCHELDER, C.J. (pp. 652-53), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Environmental Protection Agency regulations implementing the Clean Air Act require owners and operators of any major pollutant emitting source who plan construction projects at the source to make a preconstruction projection of whether and to what extent emissions from the source will increase following construction. That projection determines whether the project constitutes a “major modification” and thus requires a permit. This appeal raises a single question: can EPA challenge that…
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- Wisconsin Electric Power Company v. William K. Reilly, Administrator and United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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