U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties, et al.
Amici Curiae
Timothy J. Dowling, Counsel of Record The U.S.Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties are joined inthis brief by the International Municipal Lawyers Association, AmericanPlanning Association, and the cities of Seattle, Albuquerque, N.M., Burlington,Vt., and San Francisco. Timothy J. Dowlingis chief counsel for the Community Rights Project. He received his law degreefrom Georgetown University in 1982. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on August 31, 2006. Respect forState and local authority requires adherence to the broad plain meaning of theFederal Clean Air Act. The cumulative…
