Blue Ridge Envtl Defense League v. Pruitt
A district court ordered EPA to complete overdue assessments of 13 sources of hazardous air pollutants. In 2016, environmental groups sued the Agency over a failure to meet CAA requirements that the standards for air pollutants be reviewed within eight years to account for technology improvements. T...
United States v. Gibson Wine Co.
A district court denied a winery's motion to strike claims by EPA under CERCLA, the CAA, and other statutes in connection with a release of ammonia that claimed the life of one worker. In 2012, the winery experienced a 284-pound release of anhydrous ammonia from its refrigeration system. A cloud of ...
Yazzie v. EPA
The Ninth Circuit rejected challenges to EPA's interpretation of the Tribal Authority Rule under the CAA in a case concerning a coal-fired power plant on Navajo land. In 2013, in response to Navajo Nation's failure to issue a Tribal Implementation Plan for the coal-fired plant, EPA proposed federal ...