South Coast Air Quality Management Dist. v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20003
No(s). 04-1200 (D.C. Cir. Dec 22, 2006)

The court vacated the Final Phase 1 Rule to Implement the Eight-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, promulgated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2004 under the Clean Air Act to reduce smog. The court held that EPA "failed to heed the restrictions on its discretion set ...