Chevron Chemical Co. v. Costle

OPINION

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.

This dispute between plaintiff Chevron Chemical Company (“Chevron”) and defendant Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), arises out of EPA’s intended use of Chevron’s test data to support pesticide registration applications of certain of Chevron’s competitors. Presently before the Court are Chevron’s application for a preliminary injunction and EPA’s motion for summary judgment. The factual and statutory background of this controversy follows.

I. BACKGROUND

Federal regulation of the manufacture and…