Legal Opinion
Wildearth Guardians v. Jackson
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided August 2, 2012No. Civ. No. 12-035 BB/WPLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRUCE D. BLACK, District Judge.
Section 304(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) provides that any person can sue the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency “where there is alleged a failure of the Administrator to perform any act or duty under this chapter which is not discretionary.” 42 U.S.C. § 7604(a)(2). Relying on this provision, WildEarth Guardians (“Guardians”) filed this action alleging that Lisa P. Jackson, the current Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), failed to either issue or deny a Title V permit for the Sims Mesa natural…
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