Legal Opinion
American Paper Institute, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1989No. 89-1751PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Dioxin, the short name for a group of chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofu-rans, may be toxic even when present in amounts too small to detect. Complicating matters, scientists cannot predict which industrial processes will have dioxin among the byproducts. Factories in full compliance with environmental rules suddenly may be revealed to be discharging dioxin. Paper and pulp production using a process that bleaches the wood with chlorine is an example. The process recently has been found to produce minute amounts of dioxin.
Paper mills, like other sources of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor v. Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Biotics Research Corporation v. Margaret Heckler, Sec'y Etc., Seroyal Brands, Inc. v. Margaret Heckler, Sec'y Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Cutaiar v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Longview Fibre Co. v. RasmussenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- National Pork Producers Council v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Hazardous Waste Treatment Council v. ReillyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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