Fla. Wildlife Fed'n v. McCarthy

摘要

To survive a challenge to an agency action as "arbitrary and capricious," an agency must "examine the relevant data and articulate a satisfactory explanation for its action[.]" Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass'n of U.S., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43, 103 S. Ct. 2856, 77 L. Ed. 2d 443 (1983). The plaintiffs' conclusory and irrelevant arguments, which are consistent throughout this action (see Doc. 51 at 3 n.5, Doc. 73 at 7-8), fall distinctly short of discharging their "heavy burden" under Section 706(2)(A). Legal Envtl. Assistance Found., Inc. v. EPA, 276 F.3d 1253, 1265 [53 ERC 1711] (11th Cir. 2001) (internal quotation marks omitted). The plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on Count I is denied, the EPA's and the intervenors' motions for summary judgment on Count I are granted, and the September 30, 2014 decision document is affirmed.