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The Climate Litigation Database

Texas v. EPA

Geography
Year
2010
Document Type
Litigation
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About this case

Filing year
2010
Status
Order issued transferring case to D.C. Circuit.
Docket number
10-60961
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)Clean Air Act (US)Industry Lawsuits (US)PSD Program (US)
Principal law
United StatesClean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenge to EPA rules imposing federal greenhouse gas permitting requirements.
Topics
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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02/24/2011
Order issued transferring case to D.C. Circuit.
The Fifth Circuit transferred a case brought by Texas challenging a final rule by EPA, referred to as the “SIP Call,” requiring states to adopt laws and regulations allowing them to issue permits to new and modified stationary sources for greenhouse gas emissions. In deciding the transfer the case to the D.C. Circuit, the court held that centralized review of national issues was preferable and that Texas did not convincingly argue that the Fifth Circuit should hear the case because the state was challenging a local aspect of the rule.
Decision

Summary

Challenge to EPA rules imposing federal greenhouse gas permitting requirements.

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Group
Topics
Policy instrument
Risk
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector