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ENTERGY CORP. v. RIVERKEEPER, INC.

Nos. 07-588, 07-589 and 07-597.

129 S.Ct. 1498 (2009)

556 U.S. 208

173 L.Ed.2d 369

ENTERGY CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. RIVERKEEPER, INC., et al. PSEG Fossil LLC, et al., Petitioners, v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al. Utility Water Act Group, Petitioner, v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daryl Joseffer , for the Environmental Protection Agance, et al.

Maureen Mahoney , for the petitioners.

Richard J. Lazarus , for the respondents.

Gregory G. Garre , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the Federal Parties as Respondents Supporting Petitioners.

Elise E. Zoli , Counsel of Record, Kevin P. Martin , Robert H. Fitzgerald , Aladdine D. Joroff , Kevin P. Pechulis , Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA, Maureen E. Mahoney , Counsel of Record, Philip J. Perry , J. Scott Ballenger , Cassandra Sturkie , Drew C. Ensign , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, Abigail Hemani , Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY, Chuck D. Barlow , Entergy Services, Inc., Jackson, MS, Karl S. Lytz , Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA, John G. Valeri, Jr. , PSEG Services Corp., Office of Environmental Counsel, Newark, NJ, for Petitioners Entergy Corp., PSEG Fossil LLC, and PSEG Nuclear LLC.

Kristy A. N. Bulleit , Counsel of Record, Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner Utility Water Act Group.

Edward Lloyd , Environmental Law Clinic, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY, P. Kent Correll , New York, NY, Richard J. Lazarus , Counsel of Record, Washington, DC, Reed W. Super , New York, NY, for Respondents Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.

Patrick C. Lynch , Attorney General of Rhode Island, Tricia O'Hare Jedele , Counsel of Record, Special Assistant Attorney General, Providence, RI, Richard Blumenthal , Attorney General of Connecticut, Kimberly Massicotte , Matthew Levine , Assistant Attorneys General, Hartford, CT, Martha Coakley , Attorney General of Massachusetts, Andrew Goldberg , Assistant Attorney General, Boston, MA, Andrew M. Cuomo , Attorney General of New York, Barbara D. Underwood , Solicitor General, Andy D. Bing , Deputy Solicitor General, Denise A. Hartman , Assistant Solicitor General, Maureen F. Leary , Assistant Attorney General, Albany, NY, Joseph R. Biden III , Attorney General of Delaware, Kevin Maloney , Deputy Attorney General, Wilmington, DE, Anne Milgram , Attorney General of New Jersey, Ellen Barney Balint , Deputy Attorney General, Trenton, NJ, for States as respondents.

Patricia K. Hirsch , Acting General Counsel, Richard T. Witt , Attorney, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., Gregory G. Garre , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Ronald J. Tenpas , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Daryl Joseffer , Assistant to the Solicitor General, David S. Gualtieri , Cynthia J. Morris , Jessica O'Donnell , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the Federal Parties as Respondents Supporting Petitioners.

These cases concern a set of regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or agency) under § 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1326(b). 69 Fed.Reg. 41576 (2004). Respondents — environmental groups and various States1 —...

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