Environmental Law
Clean Air Act
State Air Quality Plans
Center For Biological Diversity and Center For Environmental Health v. Lisa P. Jackson in her official capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Published: Jul. 20, 2013 | Result Date: Jun. 26, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:12-cv-4968 Settlement – Equitable Agreement
Facts
Center For Biological Diversity and Center For Environmental Health filed a complaint against the acting Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging that the EPA failed to undertake certain nondiscretionary duties under the Clean Air Act that were actionable under the Act in connection with the EPA's alleged failure to take action in finding failures to submit infrastructure state implementation plans (SIPs) for several states with regard to the 2008 lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
Result
The parties entered into a consent decree whereby the EPA was required to take specified actions within the time allocated.
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