Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 13, 2004No. 02-1253PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Sierra Club challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s promulgation, pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, of regulations governing the emission of hazardous air pollutants from primary copper smelters. This is the latest in a series of challenges to rulemakings establishing emission standards for hazardous air pollutants in various industries under the Clean Air Act, see, e.g., Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition v. EPA, 255 F.3d 855 (D.C.Cir.2001) (hazardous waste com-bustors); National Lime Ass’n v. EPA, 233 F.3d 625 (D.C.Cir.2000) (portland…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of KeffelerSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Portland Cement Association v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Roeder v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  2. Association of Battery Recyclers, Inc. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  3. United States Sugar Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
  4. Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Citizens Against Ruining the Environment v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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