ELR Citation: ELR 20143
No(s). 05-1064 (D.C. Cir. Jul 7, 2009)

The D.C. Circuit upheld EPA's area designations for the annual NAAQS for fine particulate matter. Several states, counties, and industrial entities argued that by applying the consolidated metropolitan statistical areas presumption and a nine-factor test to identify areas that contribute to nearby P...