North Carolina v. EPA
E647506
North Carolina v. EPA is a 2008 D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case that significantly limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to implement interstate air pollution controls under the Clean Air Act, leading to the invalidation of the Clean Air Interstate Rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals case
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United States federal court case ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CAIR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | North Carolina v. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch ⓘ |
| category |
United States administrative case law
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United States air pollution case law ⓘ United States environmental case law ⓘ |
| citationStatus | precedent in the D.C. Circuit on interstate air pollution regulation ⓘ |
| concernedRegulation | Clean Air Interstate Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| effect |
invalidated the Clean Air Interstate Rule as promulgated
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significantly limited EPA authority to implement interstate air pollution controls under the Clean Air Act ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Administrative Procedure Act
NERFINISHED
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federal environmental statutes ⓘ |
| holding | The D.C. Circuit vacated the Clean Air Interstate Rule in part and remanded it to the EPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
created legal uncertainty for regional air pollution control programs
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prompted EPA to develop replacement interstate transport rules ⓘ |
| issue |
Scope of EPA authority to regulate upwind emissions contributing to downwind nonattainment
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Whether EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule complied with the Clean Air Act’s requirements for interstate pollution transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Clean Air Act litigation
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administrative law ⓘ air pollution control ⓘ environmental law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | federal appellate court ⓘ |
| partyTypePetitioner | U.S. state government ⓘ |
| partyTypeRespondent | federal administrative agency ⓘ |
| petitioner | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutantsAddressed | nitrogen oxides ⓘ |
| pollutantsAddressed | sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| regulatorInvolved | Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryMechanismReviewed | cap-and-trade program for power plant emissions ⓘ |
| respondent | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | North Carolina v. EPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | Clean Air Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal agency rulemaking review
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judicial review of EPA regulations ⓘ |
| typeOfPollution | interstate air pollution ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2008 ⓘ |
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