Legal Opinion
EME Homer City Generation, L.P. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 2015No. 11-1302PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set national ambient air quality standards, or NAAQS. Those standards limit the levels of common pollutants in the ambient air. See 42 U.S.C. § 7409(a). Under the Act, individual States are responsible for ensuring attainment within their States of federal air quality standards. But air pollution is “heedless of state boundaries.” EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 1584, 1593, 188 L.Ed.2d 775 (2014). Emissions in upwind States therefore may affect air…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, (3 Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- E.P.A. v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- Appalachian Power Company v. Environmental Protection Agency, Public Service Electric & Gas Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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