BLUEWATER NETWORK v. E.P.A.

No. 03-1120.

372 F.3d 404 (2004)

BLUEWATER NETWORK, Petitioner, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Michael O. Leavitt, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Martin Wagner argued the cause for the petitioner.

Barbara B. Baird and Frances L. Keeler were on brief for amicus curiae, South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Eileen T. McDonough, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the respondents. John C. Cruden, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, was on brief.

Janice K. Raburn, for American Petroleum Institute, John Longstreth, for The Transportation Institute, C. Jonathan Benner, for International Association of Independent Tanker Owners and Chamber of Shipping of America, and Marc J. Fink for World Shipping Council, were on joint brief for amici curiae, American Petroleum Institute et al. Sean T. Connaughton, for International Association of Independent Tanker Owners and Chamber of Shipping of America, entered an appearance.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Bluewater Network (Bluewater) challenges the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) final rule adopting a two-tiered approach to setting emissions standards for "Category 3" marine diesel engines which are "very large marine engines used primarily for propulsion power on ocean-going vessels such as container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

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.

Citing Cases