Safe Air for Everyone v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20026
No(s). 05-75269 (9th Cir. Jan 30, 2007)

The court held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) erred in approving an amendment to Idaho's state implementation plan (SIP) that allowed farmers to burn the residue left in their fields after harvesting their crops. EPA grounded its approval on the premise that the preexisting Idah...