MARATHON OIL CO. v. E.P.A.

No. 86-4739.

830 F.2d 1346 (1987)

MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Maer, Seattle, Wash., J. Berry St. John, Jr., Robert E. Holden, New Orleans, La., for petitioner.

Lee C. Schroer, George B. Henderson, II, Ashley Doherty, Washington, D.C., for E.P.A.

Before WISDOM, GEE and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Marathon Oil challenges the validity of an Environmental Protection Agency permit authorizing the discharge of pollutants into waters of the State of Alaska. Marathon argues that the EPA has exceeded its statutory authority by requiring restrictions more stringent than necessary under Alaskan law and that the EPA disregarded relevant data submitted by Marathon. We disagree and deny the petition for review.

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