American Trucking Associations Inc. (ATA), et al.
Petitioners
Edward W. Warren, Counsel of RecordOn July 18, 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new national standards for outdoor air quality under the Clean Air Act, with lower limits for fine particles and ozone in the air. The American Trucking Associations — along with 14 other industry and business-interest groups — filed suit, alleging that the EPA was required by the Clean Air Act to consider the financial costs of its new regulations. On May 14, 1999, the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Clean Air Act prevented the EPA from performing such a…
