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Litigation

Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA

Date
2010
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Sierra Club v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2010
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
10-1115
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → D.C. Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Lawsuits challenging EPA actions concerning what pollutants are "subject to regulation" under the Clean Air Act's prevention of significant deterioration permitting program.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
05/28/2010
Petition
Petition for review filed.
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Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition for review challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) reconsideration of the interpretive memorandum issued by former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson in December 2008.

Summary

Lawsuits challenging EPA actions concerning what pollutants are "subject to regulation" under the Clean Air Act's prevention of significant deterioration permitting program.