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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Brouillette

Geography
🇺🇸 United States
Date
2020
Document type
Litigation
Part of
California v. U.S. Department of Energy

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
20-73091
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal CourtsUnited States → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
At issue
Challenge to U.S. Department of Energy’s final rules amending the procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Summary
Document
10/16/2020
Petition
Petition for review filed.
Natural Resources Defense Council and three other organizations filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule that amended the procedures for establishing energy conservation standards for appliances. The amended rule changed the process for determining whether a standard is “economically justified.”
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Summary

Challenge to U.S. Department of Energy’s final rules amending the procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.