EPA case resources
Supporting and opposing briefs filed in four key cases are below. Downloads are 1 MB or smaller unless otherwise noted.
Reply Briefs in Support of Petitions for Certiorari
- Coalition for Responsible Regulation [PDF]
- UARG [PDF]
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce [PDF]
- American Chemistry Council [PDF]
- Energy-Intensive Manufacturers Working Group [PDF]
- Southeastern Law Foundation [PDF]
- Pacific Legal Foundation [PDF]
- Virginia [PDF], joined in part by Utah and Kentucky
Opposition to Petitions for Certiorari
Four briefs in opposition to petitions for certiorari were filed by:
- U.S. Solicitor General’s Office on behalf of EPA [PDF]
- Coalition of 17 states [PDF], including New York, California and Massachusetts, and the City of New York
- Association of Global Automakers and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers [PDF]
- EDF and coalition of environmental organizations [PDF]
Petitions for Certiorari at the Supreme Court
Cert petitions have been filed challenge the D.C. Circuit’s unanimous decision in CRR v. EPA by:
- Coalition for Responsible Regulation [PDF] (learn more about this group)
- UARG [PDF], supported by an amicus brief from the Washington Legal Foundation [PDF] and a response from the National Mining Association [PDF] (see a list of UARG members from 2006 [PDF])
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce [PDF] supported by amicus briefs from Institute for Trade, Standards, and Sustainable Development [PDF], Judicial Education Project [PDF], Thomas Schelling, and other economists [PDF], and Peabody Energy [PDF]
- American Chemistry Council [PDF], joined by a host of trade groups
- Energy-Intensive Manufacturers Working Group [PDF]
- Southeastern Law Foundation [PDF], supported by amicus briefs from Landmark Legal Foundation [PDF], Timothy Ball and other scientists [PDF]
- Pacific Law Foundation [PDF], supported by an amicus brief from the California Commercial Trucking Association [PDF]
- Virginia [PDF], joined in part by Utah and Kentucky
- Texas [PDF] and 13 other states, supported by an amicus brief from Kansas, Montana, and West Virginia [PDF]
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Panel Ruling [PDF]
June 26, 2012 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Denial of Petitions for En Banc Rehearing [PDF]
December 20, 2012
EPA’s finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers public health
No. 09-1322 and consolidated cases
Briefs supporting
- EDF, 16 states and others [PDF]
September 16, 2011 - Great Waters Coalition, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Client Earth [8MB PDF]
August 30, 2011 - EPA [PDF]
August 18, 2011
Briefs opposing
- Coalition for Responsible Regulation’s reply [PDF]
October 17, 2011 - Texas’ and state petitioners’ reply [PDF]
October 17, 2011 - Amicus brief rejected by the court [2MB PDF]
June 8, 2011 - State of Kansas [PDF]
June 7, 2011 - Atlantic Legal Foundation [PDF]
May 27, 2011 - Coalition for Responsible Regulation [PDF]
(industry coalition)
May 20, 2011 - State of Texas and other petitioners [PDF]
May 20, 2011 - States of Texas and Virginia [PDF]
May 20, 2011
Clean car standards
No. 10-1092 and consolidated cases
Briefs supporting
- EDF, 13 states and others [PDF]
September 30, 2011 - Vehicle manufacturers [PDF]
September 30, 2011 - Honeywell [PDF]
September 8, 2011 - Institute for Policy Integrity [PDF]
September 8, 2011 - EPA [13MB PDF]
September 1, 2011
Briefs opposing
- Coalition for Responsible Regulation’s reply [PDF]
October 31, 2011 - State’s opposing EPA’s reply [PDF]
October 31, 2011 - American Chemistry Council [PDF]
June 10, 2011 - Coalition for Responsible Regulation [14MB PDF]
June 3, 2011 - States opposing EPA [PDF]
June 3, 2011
Requirements to deploy modern pollution controls for large emitters
No. 10-1167 and consolidated cases
Briefs supporting
- EDF, Natural Resources Defense Fund, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club [PDF]
July 7, 2011 - Center for Biological Diversity [PDF]
July 7, 2011 - EPA [PDF]
June 22, 2011
Briefs opposing
- American Chemistry Council's reply [PDF]
July 21, 2011 - American Chemistry Council [2MB PDF]
May 5, 2011
Excluding small emitters from GHG regulations
No. 10-1073 and consolidated cases
Briefs supporting
- EDF, 13 states, and others
October 17, 2011 - EPA
September 16, 2011
Briefs opposing
- State’s reply [PDF]
November 16, 2011 - Coalition for Responsible Regulation’s reply [PDF]
November 16, 2011 - Municipal Gas Commission of Missouri [PDF]
June 27, 2011 - State of Kentucky and American Chemistry Council [PDF]
June 27, 2011 - Coalition for Responsible Regulation [PDF]
June 3, 2011 - States opposing EPA [PDF]
June 3, 2011