Legal Opinion
Trumpeter Swan Society v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 23, 2014No. 13-5228PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this case, 101 environmental groups, invoking section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which allows “any person” to petition the Environmental Protection Agency for a rulemaking proceeding to regulate “chemical substances” that “present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment,” filed a petition with EPA asking it to regulate spent lead bullets and shot. EPA rejected the petition as “not ... cognizable” under section 21 on the grounds that it largely duplicated an earlier petition that…
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