Natural Resources Defense Council v. Thomas

ELR Citation: ELR 21461
No(s). 86 Civ. 0603(CSH) (S.D.N.Y. Jun 22, 1988)

The court holds it lacks jurisdiction in a citizen suit under §304 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) failure to list eight substances as hazardous air pollutants under CAA §112. The court notes that EPA has a non-discretionary duty under §112(b)(...