EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Respondents,
State of Maine, et al., State of New Jersey, et al., Commonwealth of Virginia, State of New Mexico, et al., St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
UNITED NUCLEAR CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent,
Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent,
Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent,
Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
COTTER CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
William D. RUCKELSHAUS, et al., Respondents, Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
INMONT CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Respondents.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Respondents,
Edison Electric Institute, et al., Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 28, 1985.
Decided April 16, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard A. Flye, Washington, D.C., with whom Christian Volz, Washington, D.C., was on brief for petitioner, Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., in No. 83-2259 and the joint brief for petitioners on Common Issues in Nos. 83-2259, et al.
G. Stanley Crout, Santa Fe, N.M., with whom Michael S. Yesley, Santa Fe, N.M., and Peter J. Nickles, Washington, D.C., were on brief for petitioner, United Nuclear Corporation, in No. 83-2260 and the joint brief for petitioners on Common Issues in Nos. 83-2259, et al. Mr. Crout also entered an appearance for petitioner, Homestake Mining Company, in Nos. 83-2261 and 83-2262.
Ridgeway M. Hall, Jr., Washington, D.C., for petitioner, Homestake Mining Company, in Nos. 83-2261 and 83-2262. Ridgeway M. Hall, Jr., Washington, D.C., was also on joint brief for petitioners on Common Issues in Nos. 83-2259, et al. and brief for petitioner, Homestake Mining Company, on Issues Specific to Whitewood Creek, South Dakota.
Daniel J. Dunn, Denver, Colo., with whom Edward J. McGrath, was on joint brief on Common Issues for petitioner, Cotter Corporation, in Nos. 83-2259, et al. Daniel J. Dunn, Denver, Colo., and Edward J. McGrath, also entered appearances for petitioner, Cotter Corporation, in No. 83-2263.
Daniel H. Squire, Washington, D.C., with whom David B. Weinberg, Washington, D.C., was on brief for petitioner, Inmont Corporation, in No. 83-2264 and intervenors, Edison Electric Institute, et al. in Nos. 83-2259, 83-2260, 83-2261, 83-2262, 83-2263 and 83-2266.
William L. Rosbe, Richmond, Va., for petitioner, Virginia Electric and Power Company, in No. 83-2266.
Samuel I. Gutter, Atty., Environmental Protection Agency, Lawrence R. Liebesman and Michael W. Steinberg, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Todd E. Gulick, Atty. and A. James Barnes, General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondents in Nos. 83-2259, et al. David T. Buente entered an appearance for respondent, Dept. of Justice, in Nos. 83-2259, et al.
James T. Kilbreth, III, Washington, D.C., was on brief for intervenors, State of Maine, et al., in No. 83-2259.
Patrick A. O'Hare, Richmond, Va., was on brief for intervenor, Commonwealth of Virginia in No. 83-2259.
Charlotte Uram, Santa Fe, N.M., was on brief for intervenors, State of New Mexico, et al., in No. 83-2259.
Everett B. Carson, Augusta, Maine, was on brief for Natural Resources Council of Maine, amicus curiae, urging dismissal in Nos. 83-2259, et al.
Mary C. Jacobson, Trenton, N.J., entered an appearance for intervenors, State of New Jersey, et al., in No. 83-2259.
Robert A. Emmett, Washington, D.C., was on brief for intervenor, St. Joe Minerals Corporation, in No. 83-2259.
Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, EDWARDS, and STARR, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court by HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
In this case, the petitioners challenge the legality of the Hazardous Ranking System ("HRS"), adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or the "agency") pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA").1 The HRS is the designated model used by the EPA to determine...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
