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Litigation

Massachusetts v. EPA

Date
2003
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Massachusetts v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2003
Status
Petition for writ of mandamus denied after Supreme Court's decision.
Geography
United States → District of Columbia
Docket number
03-1361
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → D.C. Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenge to decision by EPA not to regulate GHGs from mobile sources under the Clean Air Act.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/26/2008
Decision
Petition for writ of mandamus denied after Supreme Court's decision.
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04/02/2008
Petition
Petition for writ of mandamus filed to compel EPA to issue its determination on whether the air pollution to which greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute “may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.”
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Summary

Challenge to decision by EPA not to regulate GHGs from mobile sources under the Clean Air Act.