Fri v. Sierra Club, No. 72-804
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
| Citation | 93 S.Ct. 2770,37 L.Ed.2d 140,412 U.S. 541 |
| Docket Number | No. 72-804 |
| Parties | Robert W. FRI, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, petitioner, v. SIERRA CLUB et al |
| Decision Date | 11 June 1973 |
Lawrence G. Wallace, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.
Bruce J. Terris, Washington, D.C., for respondents.
On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
Mr. Justice POWELL took no part in the decision of this case.
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Part II
...Supp. 253 (D.D.C. 1972), aff'd per curiam 4 ERC 1815 (D.C. Circuit, 1972), aff'd by an equally divided court, sub nom Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541 4. Final Action and Legal Basis for Changes on Applicability of Appendix S and the Transitional NSR Program a. Final Changes on Applicabilit......
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Air programs:
Ambient air quality standards, national
8-hour ozone standard, Phase 2, etc.; implementation,
...Supp. 253 (D.D.C. 1972), aff'd per curiam 4 ERC 1815 (D.C. Circuit, 1972), aff'd by an equally divided court, sub nom Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541 4. Final Action and Legal Basis for Changes on Applicability of Appendix S and the Transitional NSR Program a. Final Changes on Applicabilit......
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Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. Epa, No. 02-658.
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Philadelphia Council of Neighborhood Organizations v. Coleman, Civ. A. No. 77-180.
...344 F.Supp. 253 (D.D. C.1972), aff'd (per curiam), 4 ERC 1815 (D.C.Cir. 1972), aff'd by an equally divided Court, Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541, 93 S.Ct. 2770, 37 L.Ed.2d 140 (1973). In that case, plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Administrator of the EPA from approving certain portions of......
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Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. Epa, No. 02-658.
...1972), aff'd per curiam, 4 E. R. C. 1815, 2 Env. L. Rep. 20656 (CADC 1972), aff'd by an equally divided court sub nom. Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541 (1973) (per 3. The PSD program also requires visibility control measures, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7491-7492, not at issue in this case. 4. As enacted ......
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Philadelphia Council of Neighborhood Organizations v. Coleman, Civ. A. No. 77-180.
...344 F.Supp. 253 (D.D. C.1972), aff'd (per curiam), 4 ERC 1815 (D.C.Cir. 1972), aff'd by an equally divided Court, Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541, 93 S.Ct. 2770, 37 L.Ed.2d 140 (1973). In that case, plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Administrator of the EPA from approving certain portions of......
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City of Highland Park, Ill. v. Train, s. 74-1271
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United States v. State of Wash., Civ. No. 9213—Phase II.
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration: A Scalpel, Not an Axe
...Sierra Club v. Ruckelshaus, 4 Env’t Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1815 (D.C. Cir. 1972), af’d by an equally divided court sub nom . Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541, 3 ELR 20684 (1973). 12. Implementation Plans: Prevention of Signiicant Deterioration, 39 Fed. Reg. 42510 (Dec. 5, 1974). 13. Pub. L. No. 95......
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Preventing Significant Deterioration Under the Clean Air Act: Area Classification, Initial Allocation, and Redesignation
...1972), af’d without opinion , 4 Env’t Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1815 (D.C. Cir. 1972), af’d by an equally divided Court sub nom. Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541, 3 ELR 20684 (1973). 17. See 38 Fed. Reg. 18986, 18990-91 (July 16, 1973) (“Air Quality Increment Plan”). he Agency proposed increments for......
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration: A Case for Repeal
...(D.D.C. 1972), af’d per curiam , 4 ERC 1815, 2 ELR 20656 (D.C. Cir. 1972), af’d by an equally divided court sub nom. Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541, 3 ELR 20684 (1973). 4. he goals and purpose of the statute are generally understood to explain what is to be achieved by the substantive pro......
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LITIGATING EPA RULES: A FIFTY-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RULEMAKING IN THE COURTS.
...(18.) Sierra Club v. Ruckelshaus, 344 F.Supp. 253 (D.D.C. 1972), upheld by an equally divided Supreme Court, sub nom. Fri v. Sierra Club, 412 U.S. 541 (19.) Ethyl Corp. v. EPA, 541 F.2d 1 (D.C. Cir. 1976). See generally Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr., 1History Belongs to the Winners': The Baze......