COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, et al., Petitioners,
v.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent.
State of Connecticut, et al., Intervenors.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 16, 1996.
Decided March 11, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Edward W. Warren, Theodore B. Olson, Washington, DC and John Paul Woodley, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia, VA, argued the cause for petitioners. With them on the joint briefs were Roger L. Chaffe, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Mary J. Leugers, John R. Butcher, Carl Josephson, Assistant Attorneys General, V. Mark Slywynsky, Detriot, MI, Raymond Ludwiszewski, Washington, DC, Douglas I. Greenhaus, Nahant, MA, Virginia E. Davis, Augusta, ME, Charles H. Lockwood, Arlington, VA, Stuart A. C. Drake, Robert R. Gasaway, John E. Putnam, Washington, DC, David S. Swayze, Thomas P. Preston, Wilmington, DE and Allen Jones, Jr., Washington, DC.
Ronald M. Spritzer and Anna L. Wolgast, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for respondent. With them on the brief were Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, and Michael J. Horowitz, Attorney, Environmental Protection Agency.
William L. Pardee, Assistant Attorney General, Boston, MA, argued the cause for intervenors Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. With him on the joint intervenor-respondents brief were Brian J. Comerford, Stamford, CT, Marjorie L. Fox, Falls Church, VA, Lisa M. Burianek, Albany, NY and John W. Malley, Jr.
David G. Hawkins, Washington, DC and David M. Driesen, Olympia, WA, were on the brief for intervenors Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and American Lung Association, Inc.
Before: WILLIAMS, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
These are consolidated petitions for review of a final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act ("CAA"). The rule is aimed at reducing ozone pollution in the northeastern United States. It requires the twelve states in the region and the District of Columbia to adopt what is essentially California's vehicle emission program. Opposing the rule,...
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