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Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon

Date
2011
Geography
Washington
Part of
Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon

About this case

Filing year
2011
Status
Court ordered the defendants to complete the RACT process within 26 months.
Geography
Docket number
11-cv-00417
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → W.D. Wash.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Lawsuit alleging that Washington State failed to implement provisions of the state’s state implementation plan relating to greenhouse gas emissions from oil refineries.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/27/2012
Decision
Court ordered the defendants to complete the RACT process within 26 months.
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12/22/2011
Decision
Intervenor-defendant's motion for reconsideration denied.
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12/01/2011
Decision
Order issued granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.
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Both sides moved for summary judgment.  The district court granted the plaintiffs’ motion, holding that the law was clear that the state agencies were required to establish reasonably available control technologies (RACT) for GHGs and to apply the RACT standards to oil refineries.

Summary

Lawsuit alleging that Washington State failed to implement provisions of the state’s state implementation plan relating to greenhouse gas emissions from oil refineries.