Legal Opinion

Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 16, 1975No. 73-1742PublishedCited by 540 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist

We granted certiorari in this case, 419 U. S. 823 (1974), to review a judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit which required petitioner Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to disapprove a portion of the implementation plan submitted to him by the State of Georgia pursuant to the Clean Air Amendments of 1970. The case presents an issue of statutory construction which is illuminated by the anatomy of the statute itself, by its legislative history, and by the history of congressional efforts to control air pollution.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Getty Oil Co. v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  3. McLaren v. FleischerSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., a Non-Profit New York Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  5. GETTY OIL COMPANY (EASTERN OPERATIONS) v. RuckelshausDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1972

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3Cited by540 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Zenith Radio Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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