Legal Opinion
Sierra Club De Puerto Rico v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 2016No. 14-1138PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
There is a lead problem in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, where Intervenor-Respon-dent, Energy Answers Arecibo LLC, seeks to build a waste incinerator. Energy An swers obtained both federal and state 1 permits for the project as required under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”). Petitioners— three non-profit organizations and an association of residents, collectively referred to here as Sierra Club — do not challenge these permits. Instead, Sierra Club séeks to vacate a 1980 rule promulgated by Respondent Environmental Protection…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPASupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Sierra Club v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Ass'n v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Grand Canyon Air Tour Coalition v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- National Biodiesel Board v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- American Lung Association v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021
- Kansas v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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