Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 27, 1990No. 88-5325, 88-5326PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellants, the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Wildlife Federation, jointly petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1 to issue, pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, 2 rules designed to protect human health and the environment from allegedly harmful dioxins and furans. EPA denied the petition in major part, whereupon appellants brought this suit in the District Court. Appellants contended that EPA’s disposition of their request for…
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