D.C. Circuit Rejects North Dakota's Bid To Intervene In RCRA Deadline Suit

摘要

A three-judge appeals court panel has rejected North Dakota's bid to secure standing in a settlement between EPA and environmentalists that resolves a deadline suit seeking an agency review of oil and gas waste rules, citing previous precedents that say the potential of stricter regulation in the future is an inadequate "injury" to create standing. The panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Nov. 28 issued a two-page judgment in Environmental Integrity Project (EIP). et al. v. Scott Pruitt, upholding a lower court decision rejecting the state's motion to intervene in a Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) deadline suit. The appeals court also found the issue did not warrant a published opinion. The judgment is available on InsideEPA.com. (Doc. ID: 207268)