NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Petitioner,
v.
U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Respondent,
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., General Motors Corporation, Volkswagen of America, Inc., Intervenors.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent,
Volkswagen of America, Inc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., Intervenors.
MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., Petitioner,
v.
Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent,
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor.
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Petitioner,
v.
Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent,
Automobiles Peugeot, Volkswagen of America, Inc., Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 28, 1980.
Decided April 22, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David D. Doniger, Washington, D.C., with whom Richard E. Ayres, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., petitioner in Nos. 80-1312 and 80-1712 and intervenor in Nos. 80-1464 and 80-1710.
William Weber, Jr., Detroit, Mich., with whom Thomas L. Arnett and Frazer F. Hilder, Detroit, Mich., were on the brief, for General Motors Corporation, petitioner in No. 80-1464 and intervenor in No. 80-1312.
Jose R. Allen, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Boston, Mass., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, and Bruce Bertelsen, Atty., E.P.A., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, Washington, D.C., with whom Angus MacBeth, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Donald W. Stever, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, Patrick O'Hare and Gerald K. Gleason, Attys., E.P.A., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents. Nancy J. Marvel, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for respondents.
Patrick M. Raher, Washington, D.C., with whom David M. Gische, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for Mercedes-Benz of North America, intervenor in Nos. 80-1312 and 80-1464 and petitioner in No. 80-1710.
Herbert Rubin, New York City, Thomas H. Truitt and Terrance Roche Murphy, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Volkswagen of America, Inc., intervenor in Nos. 80-1312, 80-1464 and 80-1712.
Richard deC. Hinds and Christopher Miller Klein, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Automobiles Peugeot, intervenor in No. 80-1712.
Before ROBB, MIKVA and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases present a variety of challenges to actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in setting standards to govern emissions of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen from diesel vehicles. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) argues that the agency's actions...
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