Legal Opinion
Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 27, 1985No. 83-1013PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
These cases present the question whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may issue certain variances from toxic pollutant effluent limitations promulgated under the Clean Water Act, 86 Stat. 816, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1251 et seq.1
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As part of a consolidated lawsuit, respondent Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sought a declaration that §301(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U. S. C. §1311(0, prohibited EPA from issuing “fundamentally different factor” (FDF) variances for pollutants listed as toxic under the Act.2 Petitioners EPA and Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA)…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by406 opinions
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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