WYOMING v. UNITED STATES ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

No. 14-9529, No. 14-9530, No. 14-9534.

78 F.4th 1171 (2023)

State of WYOMING, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; Michael S. Regan, in his official capacity as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents. Powder River Basin Resource Council; National Parks Conservation Association; Sierra Club; Wyoming Outdoor Council; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; PacifiCorp; Arch Coal, Inc., Intervenors. Wyoming County Commissioners Association; American Petroleum Institute; Petroleum Association of Wyoming, Amici Curiae. Powder River Basin Resource Council; National Parks Conservation Association; Sierra Club, Petitioners, v. United States Environmental Protection Agency; Michael S. Regan, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents. State of Wyoming; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; PacifiCorp; Arch Coal, Inc.; Idaho Power Company, Intervenors. Wyoming County Commissioners Association; American Petroleum Institute; Petroleum Association of Wyoming, Amici Curiae. PacifiCorp, Petitioner, v. United States Environmental Protection Agency; Michael S. Regan, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents. Powder River Basin Resource Council; National Parks Conservation Alliance; Sierra Club; Wyoming Outdoor Council, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Intervenors. Wyoming County Commissioners Association; American Petroleum Institute, Petroleum Association of Wyoming, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED August 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Leininger , Cheyenne, Wyoming ( D. David DeWald , Senior Assistant Attorney General, with her on the briefs), Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the State of Wyoming.

Jenny K. Harbine , EarthJustice, Bozeman, Montana ( John Barth , Hygiene, Colorado, on the briefs), for Powder River Basin Resource Council, National Parks Conservation Association, and Sierra Club.

Steven G. Jones , Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah ( E. Blaine Rawson , Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Marie B. Durrant , Assistant General Counsel, PacifiCorp, Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on the briefs), for PacifiCorp.

Amanda V. Lineberry , Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Sonya J. Shea , United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Denver, Colorado ( Todd Kim Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Denver, Colorado, with them on the briefs), for the EPA.

Megan Berge , Baker Botts L.L.P., San Francisco, California, and Sarah Douglas , Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Idaho Power Company.

Before TYMKOVICH, BACHARACH, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.


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