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Illinois EPA v. EPA

The court holds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) set-aside regulations governing the allocation of Clean Air Act grants to states for state implementation plan (SIP) development do not violate the Clean Air Act or the Fiscal Year 1988 Appropriations Act. The regulations, which...

In re International Chem. Workers Union

The court holds that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must issue a final rule on permissible exposure limits (PELs) for occupational exposure to cadmium by August 31, 1992. In 1986, a citizen group and labor organization filed a rulemaking petition with OSHA, seeking an emerg...

International Fabricare Inst. v. EPA

The court upholds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations, which establish permissible concentration levels for carcinogenic drinking water contaminants, including dibromochloropropane (DBCP), ethylene dibromide (EDB), perchloroethylene (pe...

James City County v. EPA

The court holds that the district court properly overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) veto of the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant a permit to a Virginia county to build a dam and water reservoir to meet its projected water needs. EPA vetoed the Corps' decision under §...

Jones-Hamilton Co. v. Beazer Materials & Servs.

The court holds that a chemical formulator's contractual obligation to indemnify a wood treatment company for liability under state environmental cleanup orders issued to the formulator bars an action by the formulator against the treatment company for contribution under §113(f) of the Comprehensiv...

Kelley v. Thomas Solvent Co.

The court upholds a consent decree resolving claims of the United States and Michigan against parties responsible for past response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at the Verona Well Field site in Battle Creek, Michigan. The Verona Well ...

Kelley ex rel. Mich. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.

The court holds that a lower court properly determined that plaintiffs' Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) cost-recovery action filed on July 12, 1990, against a chemical manufacturer, its waste hauler, and the former owner of the Stevens Landfill Superfun...

Kent County v. EPA

The court holds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted arbitrarily and capriciously in placing a county landfill on the national priorities list of known or threatened releases of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ...

LaFlamme v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court holds that the environmental assessment (EA) and the finding of no significant impact (FONSI) prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Federal Power Act after its licensing of a hydroelectric project was revoke...

Lake Cumberland Trust, Inc. v. EPA

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) decision to approve a state-issued individual control strategy (ICS) does not constitute an EPA "promulgation" of the ICS within the meaning of §509(b)(1)(G) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), and thus the court lac...