Legal Opinion
Sierra Club, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. 03-4174PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit authorizing Indeck-Elwood LLC to construct a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Elwood, Illinois, the Sierra Club filed a petition for review naming the United States Environmental Protection Agency as the sole respondent—even though it has taken no action in response to the state’s decision. Cf. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. EPA, — U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 983, 157 L.Ed.2d 967 (2004). The petition also seeks review of a letter, sent by a subordinate official at the EPA to a…
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