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· 8/24/1993

Edison Electric Institute v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

Citations

  • 2 F.3d 438
  • 303 U.S. App. D.C. 169

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • EPA has burden to “demonstrate ... on the record” existence of rational relationship between generic mismanagement scenario and wastes at issue
  • “The legislative history indicates that Congress believed that EPA’s test was deficient because it was underinclusive in identifying hazardous wastes.”
  • no factual support indicating that waste mismanagement scenario envisioned by EPA was even plausible
  • In fact, the record shows that MDI is still a solid at 37°C.
  • treating MGP waste no differently than other mineral processing wastes
  • discussing EPA's promulgation of revised toxicity character- istic test

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Judges: Mikva, Silberman, Ginsburg

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