Safer Chems. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency
| Citation | 943 F.3d 397 |
| Decision Date | 14 November 2019 |
| Docket Number | No. 17-72968, No. 17-72501,No. 17-72260, No. 17-73390, No. 17-73383, No. 17-73290,17-72260 |
| Parties | SAFER CHEMICALS, HEALTHY FAMILIES; Alaska Community Action on Toxics ; Environmental Health Strategy Center ; Environmental Working Group; Learning Disabilities Association of America ; Sierra Club; Union of Concerned Scientists; United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC; WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization; Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Petitioners, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. Environmental Defense Fund, Petitioner, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments; Cape Fear River Watch; Natural Resources Defense Council, Petitioners, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments; Cape Fear River Watch; Natural Resources Defense Council, Petitioners, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. Environmental Defense Fund, Petitioner, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families; Alaska Community Action on Toxics ; Environmental Health Strategy Center ; Environmental Working Group; Learning Disabilities Association of America ; Sierra Club; Union of Concerned Scientists; United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC; WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization; Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Petitioners, v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Chemistry Council; American Coatings Association ; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; American Petroleum Institute; Battery Council International ; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc., doing business as IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; Polyurethane Manufacturers Association ; Silver Nanotechnology Working Group; Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates; Styrene Information and Research Center; Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, Respondents-Intervenors. |
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) |
Sarah C. Tallman (argued), Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, Illinois; Nancy S. Marks, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, New York; for Petitioners Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments; Cape Fear River Watch; and Natural Resources Defense Council.
Robert M. Sussman, Sussman and Associates, Washington, D.C.; for Petitioners Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families; Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization; and Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
Robert P. Stockman, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.; for Petitioner Environmental Defense Fund.
Eve C. Gartner, Earthjustice, New York, New York; Tosh Sagar, Earthjustice, Washington, D.C.; for Petitioners Alaska Community Action on Toxics; Environmental Health Strategy Center; Environmental Working Group; Learning Disabilities Association of America; Sierra Club; Union of Concerned Scientists; and WE ACT for Environmental Justice.
Randy S. Rabinowitz, OSH Law Project LLC, Washington D.C.; for Petitioner United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC.
Samara M. Spence (argued) and Erica M. Zilioli, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Jonathan D. Brightbill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Jeffrey H. Wood, Acting Assistant Attorney General; Laurel Celeste, Office of the General Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents.
Peter D. Keisler (argued), Samuel B. Boxerman, Timothy K. Webster, C. Frederick Beckner III, Judah Prero, and Samina M. Bharmal, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents-Intervenors American Chemistry Council; American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute; American Petroleum Institute; American Forest & Paper Association; American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers; Chamber of Commerce of the United States Of America; EPS Industry Alliance; IPC International, Inc.; National Association of Chemical Distributors; National Mining Association; and Silver Nanotechnology Working Group.
David B. Weinberg, Martha E. Marrapese, and Roger H. Miksad, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents-Intervenors American Coatings Association and Battery Council International.
Donald P. Gallo, Axley Brynelson LLP, Waukesha, Wisconsin; for Respondent-Intervenor Polyurethane Manufacturers Association.
James W. Conrad, Jr., Conrad Law & Policy Counsel, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Intervenor Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates.
Peter L. de la Cruz, Keller and Heckman LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Intervenor Styrene Information and Research Center, Inc.
Douglas H. Green and Allison D. Foley, Venable LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Intervenor Utility Solid Waste Activities Group.
Richard Moskowitz and Taylor Hoverman, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Intervenor American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers.
Steven P. Lehotsky and Michael B. Schon, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; for Respondent-Intervenor Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
David S. Muraskin and Leah M. Nicholls, Public Justice P.C., Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Public Health Association.
Paul Olszowka, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Chicago, Illinois; for Amicus Curiae People...
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