NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Petitioner,
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Respondents.
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Petitioner,
v.
Lee M. THOMAS, as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent.
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, Petitioner,
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent.
HALOGENATED SOLVENTS INDUSTRY ALLIANCE, et al., Petitioners,
v.
Lee M. THOMAS, as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent,
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Intervenor.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 27, 1987.
Decided July 31, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Neil J. King, with whom David F. Zoll, Arthur F. Sampson III, G. William Frick, Catherine M. Eshelman, John T. Whatley and Arnold Block, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for American Petroleum Institute and Chemical Mfrs. Ass'n, petitioners in Nos. 85-1850 and 85-1853. Stark Ritchie, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for petitioners.
Donald L. Morgan, with whom Katherine L. Rhyne, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, et al., petitioners in No. 86-1160. John M. Bredehoft, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for petitioners.
Richard L. Revesz, with whom Jacqueline M. Warren, New York City, was on the brief, for Natural Resources Defense Council, petitioner in No. 85-1840 and intervenor in No. 86-1160. Jane L. Bloom and Sarah Chasis, New York City, also entered an appearance for petitioner/intervenor.
John A. Amodeo, Atty. Dept. of Justice, with whom Francis S. Blake, General Counsel and Kenneth F. Gray, Atty., E.P.A., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents.
Before MIKVA, STARR and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
Concurring statement filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Three sets of petitioners seek review of a final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the agency) that promulgated recommended maximum contaminant levels (recommended levels) for eight volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The rule established recommended levels of zero for five VOCs that the EPA found to be known...
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.