Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1990No. 89-70135PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) petitions for review of a final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule provides that with regard to some, but not all, of the polluted waters listed pursuant to section 304(Z) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1314(Z), the states must identify the factories and other “point sources” responsible for discharging toxic pollutants into those waters and must develop strategies to control the pollution from those sources in an expedited manner. 40 C.F.R. §§ 123.-46, 130.10. The NRDC argues that with…
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