Legal Opinion

Longview Fibre Co. v. Rasmussen

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 8, 1992No. Nos. 91-70389, 91-70398PublishedCited by 120 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

Several pulp mills and environmental advocacy organizations petition for review of a Clean Water Act determination by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA issued limits on dioxins discharged into the Columbia River, which the pulp mills claim are too stringent and the advocacy groups claim are too liberal. The limits are called total maximum daily loads.1 We conclude that we lack jurisdiction, so we do not reach the merits of the challenge. Accordingly, we grant the EPA’s motion to dismiss.

I. THE EPA DECISION.

The EPA established a total maximum daily load…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. TrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Alcaraz v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States Steel Corp. v. TrainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  5. American Iron & Steel Institute v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by120 opinions

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