United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiffs' petitions for review, challenging a final decision of the EPA regarding state regulatory schemes governing toxic discharges into the Great Lakes, are denied where the EPA did not act in an arbitrary or capricious manner.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2005
• Published 06/16/2005

Judges

• Before:  DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  RICE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David W. Burchmore, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, Fredric Paul Andes, Barnes & Thornburg, Chicago, Illinois, for Petitioners.  Andrew J. Doyle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  David W. Burchmore, Steven C. Bordenkircher, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, Fredric Paul Andes, Barnes & Thornburg, Chicago, Illinois, Susan E. Ashbrook, Columbus City Attorney's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Petitioners.  Andrew J. Doyle, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Stephen J. Sweeney, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., Gary Prichard, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, Illinois, for Respondent.