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Sierra Club v. Anne M. Gorsuch, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association Alabama Power Association, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 5, 1982No. 79-1565, 79-1719, 79-1867, 79-1874, 80-1187, 80-1201, 80-1213 and 80-1338PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”), petitioners in Sierra Club v. Costle, 657 F.2d 298 (D.C.Cir.1981) (hereinafter Sierra Club), seek an award of attorneys’ fees for their participation in an unsuccessful appeal of certain Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regulations, 44 Fed.Reg. 33580 (June 11, 1979), promulgated pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. (1979 Supp. III). We find that under section 307(f) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7607(f), this is an “appropriate” case for the court to award attorneys’ fees.

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3Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  3. New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  5. Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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4Cited by34 opinions

  1. Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Alabama Power Company v. Anne M. Gorsuch, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  3. Michigan v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  4. Village of Kaktovik v. WattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  5. Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003

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