Appellate Court Backs EPA's Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected challenges by environmentalists and industry petitioners to EPA's non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule, effectively allowing the rule to stand. The court issued a four-page per curiam judgment June 3 in Eco Services Operations LLC v. EPA, following oral arguments that were held May 11, where the three-judge panel strongly questioned both industry and environmental groups' positions. The unpublished opinion is available on InsideEPA.com. See page 2 for details. (Doc. ID: 181920) Private-practice waste law attorneys say it is highly unusual for a circuit court to issue such a short unpublished opinion in a case with such complicated arguments being made on the merits.