Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 2, 1973No. Nos. 72-1219, 72-1224PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners seek review1 of decisions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agéncy (E.P.A.) approving portions of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts air pollution implementation plans.2
The Clean Air Amendments of 1970 [to the Air Quality Act of 1967], 42 U. S.C. § 1857c-3 et seq., require the Administrator — as he has already done — to establish national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards stating how much of each pollutant shall be allowed in the ambient air. Primary standards are máximums allowable to protect the public health;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Environmental Defense Fund, Incorporated v. William D. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- People of State of Ill. v. Commonwealth Edison Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., and Project on Clean Air v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Project on Clean Air v. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Project on Clean Air v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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