Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1989No. 88-1788PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Per Curiam.
2Per curiam
Petitioner Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”) challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) new interpretation of § 3004(h)(4) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA” or “the Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 6924(h)(4). We conclude that the EPA’s interpretation of this statutory provision represents a reasonable exercise of the agency’s discretion. The petition for review is accordingly denied.1
I. Facts
Pursuant to its statutory mandate, the EPA recently established land disposal re*354strictions for a number of hazardous wastes. See 53 Fed.Reg. 31,137 (August 17,…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- National Classification Committee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
4Cited by1 opinion
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989