ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20165
No(s). 10-1220 et al (D.D.C. Jul 31, 2012) (Walton, J.)

A district court held that EPA overstepped its statutory authority under the CWA and SMCRA when it issued guidance on Appalachian surface coal mining permits. EPA argued that the guidance was not final agency action and, thus, not subject to judicial review. But the court disagreed, holding that the...