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Sierra Club v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 14, 2019No. 18-1038PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rogers, Circuit Judge:

*846 The threshold question the court must decide that is ultimately dispositive is whether venue is proper in this court pursuant to Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7607 (b)(1). Sierra Club filed a petition for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to object to a renewal of an operating permit under Title V of the Clean Air Act issued by the State of Utah for the Hunter Power Plant in Emery County, Utah. The renewal permit incorporated requirements in a preconstruction permit under Title I that the Hunter Power Plant obtained in 1997.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Texas Municipal Power Agency v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. Safari Club International v. Ryan ZinkeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  5. American Road & Transportation Builders Ass'n v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  2. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. EPACourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2022
  3. Sierra Club v. EPACourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
  4. Nat'l Assoc. of Regulatory v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  5. State of West Virginia v. EPACourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2024

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