New Mexico v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20005
No(s). 96-1107 (D.C. Cir. Jun 6, 1997)

The court holds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) guidelines for carrying out the certification of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's (WIPP's) compliance with radioactive waste disposal regulations are specific enough to qualify as "criteria" under 40 C.F.R. Part 191. The court note...