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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Brouillette
Geography
Year
2020
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2020
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
20-73091
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
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.
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Filing Date
Document
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10/16/2020
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.”
Petition
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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.
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Policy instrument
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance