American Petroleum Inst. v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20296
No(s). 98-1561 (D.C. Cir. Jan 4, 2000)

The court holds that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its statutory authority in interpreting the Clean Air Act (CAA) reformulated gasoline's (RFG's) opt-in provision to allow the RFG program to apply to EPA-classified "submarginal" and "incomplete data" ozone areas. The RFG o...