Legal Opinion
United States v. Itt Rayonier, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1980No. 77-3672PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves government delay in promulgating water pollution guidelines and industry delay in implementing pollution control technology. Each party asserts that its delay was justified and did not excuse the other’s lack of diligence.
Specifically, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ITT Rayonier (Rayonier) dispute the meaning of a footnote attached to the discharge permit for Rayonier’s pulp mill in Port Angeles, Washington, on the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Because this precise issue was previously litigated in state courts and…
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