Natural Resources Defense Council v. Reilly

ELR Citation: ELR 20108
No(s). 89-2980 (D.D.C. Apr 23, 1991)

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §304(m) by failing to issue effluent guidelines for industrial toxic polluters by the statutory deadline. The court first holds that FWPCA §304(m)(1)(C) clearly requires EPA to promu...