Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon

ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20231
No(s). 12-35323 et al (9th Cir. Oct 17, 2013)

The Ninth Circuit held that environmental groups lacked standing to compel the Washington State Department of Ecology and other regional agencies to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the state's five oil refineries under the CAA. The groups claimed that the agencies failed to define emission li...