IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES v. E.P.A.

No. 11-3412.

711 F.3d 844 (2013)

IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES, Petitioner v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Hall , argued, Gary B. Cohen , Philip D. Rosenman , on the brief, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Adam J. Katz , argued, USDOJ, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

The Iowa League of Cities ("League") seeks direct appellate review of two letters sent by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to Senator Charles Grassley. The League argues that these letters effectively set forth new regulatory requirements with respect to water treatment processes at municipally owned sewer systems. According to the League, the EPA not only lacks the statutory authority to impose these regulations, but it violated...

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