Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
976 F.2d 2 (1992)
- Written by Oni Harton, JD
Facts
Various petitioners, including Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (plaintiff), asserted multi-faceted challenges to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (defendant) regulations implementing the third-third rule in place to regulate land disposal of particular wastes deemed hazardous because of their defined characteristics. These challenges included asserting that the EPA’s rule went beyond the agency’s authority, was arbitrary and capricious, and improperly modified regulations previously in place under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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