Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
M. Elaine Meckenstock (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Kathleen A. Kenealy , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Robert W. Byrne , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Mark W. Poole , Gavin G. McCabe , David A. Zonana , Deputy Attorneys General, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellants.
Sean H. Donahue (argued) Donahue & Goldberg, LLP, Washington, D.C., Timothy Joseph O'Connor , Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA; James T.B. Tripp , Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY; David Richard Pettit , Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, CA; Joanne Spalding and Devorah Ancel , Sierra Club, San Francisco, CA; Jennifer Kate Rushlow , Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA, for Intervenor-Defendant-Appellants.
Peter D. Keisler (argued), Roger R. Martella, Jr. , Paul Zidlicky , Eric D. McArthur , and Ryan C. Morris , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Kurt E. Blase , Holland & Knight, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs-Appellees American Fuels & Petrochemical Manufacturers Association (formerly known as National Petrochemical and Refiners Association), American Trucking Associations, the Center for North American Energy Security, and the Consumer Energy Alliance.
John C. O'Quinn (argued), Michael W. McConnell , Stuart A.C. Drake , Katherine Crytzer , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.; Howard R. Rubin , Charles H. Knauss , Jennifer Baker Loeb , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.; Shannon S. Broome , Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Oakland, CA; Timothy Jones and John P. Kinsey , Wanger Jones Helsley PC, Fresno, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; Redwood County Minnesota Corn and Soybeans Growers; Penny Newman Grain, Inc.; Fresno County Farm Bureau; Nisei Farmers League; California Dairy Campaign; Rex Nederend; Growth Energy; and the Renewable Fuels Association.
Jon Bruning , Nebraska Attorney General, Kevin L. Griess and Katherine J. Spohn , Assistant Attorneys General, Lincoln, NE, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Kevin Murray Fong , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae Western States Petroleum Association and Oregon Petroleum Association.
Michael Rhead Enion , Sean Hecht , and Cara Horowitz , Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, for Amici Curiae Truman National Security Project and Truman National Security Institute.
Katherine Mayer Mangan , Mayer Mangan, PLC, San Diego, CA, for Amicus Curiae Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association.
Matthew Dwight Zinn , Shute, Mihaly, and Weinberger, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Professors of Environmental Law.
Deborah Ann Sivas , Alicia E. Thesing , Matthew H. Armsby , Daniel Cullenward , Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, for Amici Curiae Ken Caldeira, Ph.D., W. Michael Hanemann, Ph. D., John Harte, Ph.D., Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., James C. McWilliams, Ph.D., Michael Oppenheimer, Ph.D., Terry Root, Ph. D., Richard Somerville, Ph.D., John M. Wallace, Ph.D., James Zachos, Ph.D., and William R.L. Anderegg.
Pierre G. Basmaji , Law Office of Pierre G. Basmaji, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Ecoshift Consulting, LLC.
Deborah A. Sivas , Alicia E. Thesing , Leah J. Russin , Matthew H. Armsby , David Weiskopf , Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, for Amici Curiae Michael Wang, Ph.D., Thomas L.Theis, Ph.D., Greg Thoma, Ph.D., Matthew Eckelman, Ph.D., and Kimberley Mullins, Ph.D. Candidate.
John R. Kroger , Attorney General of Oregon, Anna M. Joyce , Solicitor General, Denise G. Fjordbeck , Attorney-in-Charge, Civil/Administrative Appeals, Cecil A. Reniche-Smith , Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR; Douglas F. Gansler , Attorney General of Maryland, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore, MD; Martha Coakley , Attorney General of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General of New York, New York, NY; Peter F. Kilmartin , Attorney General of Rhode Island, Providence, RI; William H. Sorrell , Attorney General of Vermont, Montpelier, VT; Robert M. McKenna , Attorney General of Washington, Olympia, WA, for Amici Curiae States of Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
Jason A. Levine , John P. Elwood , and Jeremy C. Marwell , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Robin S. Conrad and Rachel L. Brand , National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Harry M. Ng and Erik C. Baptist , American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Petroleum Institute.
Edward C. Mosca , Legal Counsel, New Hampshire House of Representatives, Concord, NH, for Amici Curiae Peter Bragdon, President of the New Hampshire State Senate, and William L. O'Brien, Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Elbert Lin and Samuel B. Gedge , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Law Professors.
Joshua W. Abbot , Gary E. Marchant , Center for Law, Science & Innovation, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ, for Amici Curiae Scientific Experts.
Gary J. Smith , Beveridge & Diamond, PC, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae California Manufacturers & Technology Association.
Tammy W. Klein , Hart Energy, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Hart Energy.
Before: D.W. NELSON, RONALD M. GOULD, and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
