Reno-Sparks Indian Colony v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20240
No(s). 02-71503 (9th Cir. Jul 16, 2003)

The court held that a 2002 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule specifying that Nevada was divided into more than 250 baseline areas for the Clean Air Act (CAA) prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) program was not arbitrary or capricious. Based on an ambiguous 1991 EPA regulation...