YAZZIE v. U.S. E.P.A.

No. 14-73100, No. 14-73101, No. 14-73102.

851 F.3d 960 (2017)

Vincent Harris YAZZIE, Petitioner, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent, Gila River Indian Community; Navajo Nation; Central Arizona Water Conservation District; Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Respondents-Intervenors. To' Nizhoni Ani; Black Mesa Water Coalition; Dine Citizens Against Ruining the Environment, Petitioners, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Scott Pruit, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, Gila River Indian Community; Navajo Nation; Central Arizona Water Conservation District; Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Respondents-Intervenors. National Parks Conservation Association; Sierra Club; Grand Canyon Trust; Natural Resources Defense Council, Petitioners, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Scott Pruitt, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, Gila River Indian Community; Navajo Nation; Central Arizona Water Conservation District; Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Respondents-Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad A. Bartlett (argued), Environmental Law Clinic, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado; John Barth , Hygiene, Colorado; for Petitioners To-Nizhoni Ani, Black Mesa Water Coalition, and Dine Citizens Against Ruining our Environment.

Vincent Harris Yazzie, pro se Petitioner.

Janette K. Brimmer (argued) and Amanda W. Goodin , Earthjustice, Seattle, Washington; Neil Levine , Staff Attorney, Grand Canyon Trust, Denver, Colorado; for Petitioners National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust, Natural Resources Defense Council.

David A. Carson (argued), Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado; Daniel R. Dertke , Environmental Defense Section; John C. Cruden , Assistant Attorney General; Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Ann Lyons , Office of Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, San Francisco, California; Lea Anderson , Office of the General Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents.

Aaron M. Flynn (argued), Norman W. Fichthorn , and William L. Wehrum , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Respondent-Intervenor Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District.

Colin Wittman Bradley (argued), and Katherine Belzowski , Attorneys; Paul Spruhan , Assistant Attorney General; Ethel B. Branch , Acting Attorney General; Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Window Rock, Arizona; for Respondent-Intervenor Navajo Nation.

John B. Capehart , Z.W. Julius Chen , Merrill C. Godfrey , and Donald R. Pongrace , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C.; Thomas L. Murphy and Linus Everling , Gila River Indian Community Office of General Counsel, Sacaton, Arizona; for Respondents-Intervenors Gila River Indian Community.

David L. Bernhardt and Ryan A. Smith , Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Washington, D.C., for Respondent-Intervenor Central Arizona Water Conservation District.

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Stephen S. Trott, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Petitioners Vincent Yazzie, several tribal conservation organizations, and certain non-profit environmental organizations (collectively "petitioners")1 seek final review of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") source...

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