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U.S. v. DTE ENERGY CO.

No. 11-2328.

711 F.3d 643 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DTE ENERGY COMPANY; Detroit Edison Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Thomas A. Benson , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. F. William Brownell , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Thomas A. Benson , Sambhav N. Sankar , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. F. William Brownell , Mark B. Bierbower , Makram B. Jaber , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., Harry M. Johnson III , George P. Sibley III , Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, Virginia, Michael J. Solo , DTE Energy Company, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees. William L. Wehrum , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., Jessie J. Rossman , Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, Illinois, for Amici Curiae.

ROGERS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DAUGHTREY, J., joined. BATCHELDER, C.J. (pp. 652-53), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Environmental Protection Agency regulations implementing the Clean Air Act require owners and operators of any major pollutant emitting source who plan construction projects at the source to make a preconstruction projection of whether and to what extent emissions from the source will increase following construction. That projection determines whether the project constitutes a "major modification" and thus requires a permit...

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