Legal Opinion
Hercules Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 3, 1978No. Nos. 77-1248, 77-1349PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.___________________ 179
A. Factual Background.___________________________.— 179
B. Proceedings._____________________________________ 180
II. APPLICABLE LAW. _________________________________ 181
III. SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES CONCERNING TOXAPHENE. ._ _ 184
A. Claims of the Parties.------------------------------184
B. Statutory Issues.__________________________________ 185
C. Scope of Review.__________________________________ 187
D. Adequacy of the Basis for EPA’s Regulations.----------188
1. EPA’s policy judgments......................... 188
2. EPA’s…
2Cases cited85 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Association of National Advertisers, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Ricci v. DavisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Scenic Shoreline Preservation Conference, Inc. Ecology Action Club Sandra Silver Gordon Silver Elizabeth Apfelberg and John J. Forster v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. George Deukmejian, Governor of the State of California v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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