Coal. for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

• Citation: 684 F.3d 102,74 ERC 2161
• Decision Date: 26 June 2012
• Docket Number: 10–1208,10–1158,10–1169,10–1201,10–1203,10–1206,10–1042,10–1211,10–1219,10–1099,10–1166,10–1318,10–1040,10–1120,10–1281,10–1124,10–1044,10–1129,10–1245,10–1024,10–1083,10–1170,10–1134,10–1178,10–1119,10–1073,10–1182,10–1092,10–1234,10–1156,10–1175,10–1114,10–1109,10–1174,10–1041,10–1125,10–1147,10–1035,10–1207,10–1221,10–1161,10–1239,10–1320,10–1218,10–1152,10–1122,10–1037,10–1038,10–1176,10–1030,10–1132,10–1039,10–1210,10–1220,10–1025,10–1148,10–1126,10–1128,10–1094,10–1319,10–1310,10–1164,10–1212,10–1180.,10–1163,10–1202,10–1222,10–1160,10–1179,10–1173,10–1046,10–1036,Nos. 09–1322,10–1143,10–1110,10–1167,10–1321,10–1118,10–1159,10–1200,10–1026,10–1123,10–1162,10–1131,10–1177,10–1145,10–1216,10–1235,10–1144,10–1168,10–1199,10–1213,10–1045,10–1127,s. 09–1322
• Parties: COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., et al., Petitioners v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent State of Michigan, et al., Intervenors. Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent American Frozen Food Institute, et al., Intervenors. Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent Langboard, Inc.—MDF, et al., Intervenors. American Chemistry Council, Petitioner v. Environmental Protection Agency and Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Intervenors.
• Court: United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)

684 F.3d 102

74 ERC 2161

COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE REGULATION, INC., et al., Petitioners

v.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent

State of Michigan, et al., Intervenors.

Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al., Petitioners

v.Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent

American Frozen Food Institute, et al., Intervenors.

Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al., Petitioners

v.Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent

Langboard, Inc.—MDF, et al., Intervenors.

American Chemistry Council, Petitioner

v.Environmental Protection Agency and Lisa Perez Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Intervenors.

Nos. 09–1322, 10–1024, 10–1025, 10–1026, 10–1030, 10–1035, 10–1036, 10–1037, 10–1038, 10–1039, 10–1040, 10–1041, 10–1042, 10–1044, 10–1045, 10–1046, 10–1234, 10–1235, 10–1239, 10–1245, 10–1281, 10–1310, 10–1318, 10–1319, 10–1320, 10–1321, 10–1073, 10–1083, 10–1099, 10–1109, 10–1110, 10–1114, 10–1118, 10–1119, 10–1120, 10–1122, 10–1123, 10–1124, 10–1125, 10–1126, 10–1127, 10–1128, 10–1129, 10–1131, 10–1132, 10–1145, 10–1147, 10–1148, 10–1199, 10–1200, 10–1201, 10–1202, 10–1203, 10–1206, 10–1207, 10–1208, 10–1210, 10–1211, 10–1212, 10–1213, 10–1216, 10–1218, 10–1219, 10–1220, 10–1221, 10–1222, 10–1092, 10–1094, 10–1134, 10–1143, 10–1144, 10–1152, 10–1156, 10–1158, 10–1159, 10–1160, 10–1161, 10–1162, 10–1163, 10–1164, 10–1166, 10–1182, 10–1167, 10–1168, 10–1169, 10–1170, 10–1173, 10–1174, 10–1175, 10–1176, 10–1177, 10–1178, 10–1179, 10–1180.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Argued Feb. 28 and 29, 2012.

Decided June 26, 2012.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

On Petitions for Review of Final Actions of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Patrick R. Day, Harry W. MacDougald, and Jeffrey Bossert Clark argued the causes for Non–State Petitioners and Supporting Intervenors. With them on the briefs were John J. Burns, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of the State of Alaska, Steven E. Mulder, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Peter Glaser, Mark E. Nagle, Matthew Dukes, Paul D. Phillips, John A. Bryson, Ellen Steen, Eric Groten, John P. Elwood, James A. Holtkamp, Chet M. Thompson, Robin S. Conrad, Rachel L. Brand, Sheldon Gilbert, Quentin Riegel, Jeffrey A. Rosen, Robert R. Gasaway, William H. Burgess, Sam Kazman, Hans Bader, Matthew G. Paulson, Harry Moy Ng, Michele Marie Schoeppe, Michael R. Barr, Alexandra M. Walsh, Adam J. White, Jeffrey A. Lamken, Timothy K. Webster, Roger R. Martella, Neal J. Cabral, Theodore Hadzi–Antich, Ashley C. Parrish, Cynthia A.M. Stroman, Scott C. Oostdyk, Gordon R. Alphonso, Shannon L. Goessling, Edward A. Kazmarek, F. William Brownell, Norman W. Fichthorn, Henry V. Nickel, and Allison D. Wood. Paul D. Clement, Mark W. DeLaquil, Andrew M. Grossman, and David B. Rivin, Jr. entered appearances.

E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, argued the cause for State Petitioners Texas and Virginia on Denial of Reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding and State Petitioners and Supporting Intervenors on Endangerment Finding Delegation Issues. With him on the briefs were Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, Stephen R. McCullough, Senior Appellate Counsel, Charles E. James Jr., Chief Deputy Attorney General, and Wesley G. Russell, Jr., Deputy Attorney General.

Greg Abbott, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Bill Cobb, Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, J. Reed Clay, Jr., Special Assistant and Senior Counsel to the Attorney General, Jonathan F. Mitchell, Solicitor General, Michael P. Murphy, Assistant Solicitor General, Luther Strange III, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida, Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Indiana, Jack Conway, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, James D. “Buddy” Caldwell, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Bill Schuette, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Michigan, John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Neil D. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, Gary C. Rikard, Jon Bruning, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Nebraska, Katherine J. Spohn, Special Counsel to the Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of North Dakota, Margaret Olson, Assistant Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, Alan Wilson, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, Marty Jackley, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the States of South Dakota, Roxanne Giedd, Chief, Civil Litigation Division, Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Utah, and Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia were on the briefs for State Petitioners and Supporting Intervenors. Robert D. Tambling, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, entered an appearance.

Christian J. Ward, Scott A. Keller, and April L. Farris were on the brief for amici curiae Scientists in support of Petitioners.

Derek Schmidt, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Kansas, and John Campbell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, were on the brief for amicus curiae State of Kansas in support of Petitioners.

Martin R. Levin, Michael J. O'Neill, Donald M. Falk, Mark S. Kaufman, Steven J. Lechner, and Richard P. Hutchison were on the brief for amici curiae Landmark Legal Foundation, et al. in support of Petitioners.

Jon M. Lipshultz and Angeline Purdy, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the causes for respondent. With them on the brief were John Hannon, Carol Holmes, and Steven Silverman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attorneys. Thomas A. Lorenzen, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, entered an appearance.

Carol Iancu, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, argued the cause for State and Environmental Intervenors in support of respondents. With her on the briefs were Martha Coakley, Attorney General, William L. Pardee, Attorney Assistant General, Sean H. Donahue, Howard I. Fox, David S. Baron, Megan Ceronsky, Vickie L. Patton, Peter Zalzal, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Marc N. Melnick and Nicholas Stern, Deputy Attorneys General, Joseph R. Biden, III, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Delaware, Valerie M. Satterfield, Deputy Attorney General, George Jepsen, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, Kimberly P. Massicotte, Matthew I. Levine, Scott N. Koschwitz, Assistant Attorneys General, Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois, Gerald T. Karr, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Iowa, David R. Sheridan, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maryland, Mary E. Raivel, Assistant Attorney General, Michael A. Delaney, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire, K. Allen Brooks, Senior Assistant Attorney General, William J. Schneider, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maine, Gerald D. Reid, Assistant Attorney General, Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, Jocelyn F. Olson, Assistant Attorney General, Gary K. King, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, Stephen R. Farris, Assistant Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York, Michael J. Myers and Yueh–Ru Chu, Assistant Attorneys General, John Kroger, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Oregon, Paul Logan, Assistant Attorney–in–Charge, Robert M. McKenna, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Washington, Leslie R. Seffern, Assistant Attorney General, Peter F. Kilmartin, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, Gregory S. Schultz, Special Assistant Attorney General, William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Vermont, Thea J. Schwartz, Assistant Attorney General, Christopher King, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Corporation Counsel for the City Of New York, Ann B. Weeks, Helen D. Silver, David Doniger, Meleah Geertsma, Morgan Butler, Frank W. Rambo, Joseph Mendelson III, Craig Holt Segall, and Joanne Spalding.

Deborah Sivas, Douglas A. Ruley, Edward Lloyd, and Susan J. Kraham were on the brief for amici curiae America's Great Waters Coalition, et al. in support of respondent. James K. Thornton entered an appearance.

Jonathan F. Mitchell, Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, argued the cause for State Petitioners and Supporting Intervenor. With him on the briefs were Gregg Abbott, Attorney General, Bill Cobb, Deputy Attorney General, J. Reed Clay, Jr., Special Assistant and Senior Counsel to the Attorney General, Michael P. Murphy and James P. Sullivan, Assistant Solicitors General, Luther Strange, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, Herman Robinson, Donald Trahan, Kathy M. Wright, Gary C. Rikard, ...