Mercury and Air Toxics case resources
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Here are case resources for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards court battle, including supporting and opposing briefs filed in the four key cases.
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals – Supplemental Finding
Order granting abeyance
- Order [PDF]
April 27, 2017
Motion for Delay of Oral Argument
- EPA [PDF]
- State and Local Government Opposition to Delay [PDF]
- NGO Opposition to Delay [PDF]
- Power Companies Opposition to Delay [PDF]
Reply briefs
Respondent briefs
Amicus Briefs in Support of EPA
- Tribes and Tribal Organizations [PDF]
- Institute for Policy Integrity [PDF]
- American Thoracic Society [PDF]
- Scientists [PDF]
Opening Briefs
Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioners
Motions to Intervene
- EDF and Other NGOs [PDF]
- State and Local Governments [PDF]
- American Lung Association and others [PDF] | Exhibits [PDF]
- Calpine-Exelon [PDF}
Petitions for Review
- Murray Energy Corporation [PDF]
- ARIPPA [PDF]
- Michigan et al. [PDF]
- Utility Air Regulatory Group [PDF]
- Southern Co., et al. [PDF]
- Oak Grove Management Co. [PDF]
U.S. Supreme Court Briefs
Order Denying Certiorari
- Order [PDF]
June 13, 2016
Reply Briefs
Briefs in Opposition to Certiorari
Petitions for Writ of Certiorari
Amicus Briefs in Support of Cert Petitions
Order Denying Stay Motions
Briefs in Opposition to a Stay
- EPA [PDF]
- Power companies [PDF]
- EDF, Other NGOs, State and Local Governments [PDF]
- EDF, Other NGOs, State and Local Governments Addendum [PDF]
Applications for a stay
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals – Remand Briefs
Motions to govern
Against vacatur
- EPA reply [PDF]
- EDF, States, Cities, and Environmental and Health Groups reply [PDF]
- Power companies reply [PDF]
- EPA response [PDF]
- EDF, States, Cities, and Environmental and Health Groups response [PDF]
- Power Companies response [PDF]
For vacatur
- States and Industries response [PDF]
- Tri-State Generation Inc. response [PDF]
- States and Industries [PDF]
- Tri-State Generation Inc. [PDF]
Other responses
Supreme Court Briefs
Supreme Court Decision
Merits stage
Reply Briefs
- Utility Air Regulatory Group [PDF]
- National Mining Association [PDF]
- Michigan and Other States [PDF]
Amicus Briefs in Support of EPA
- American Thoracic Society [PDF]
- Emission Control Companies [PDF]
- Public Health and Medical School Professors [PDF]
- Union of Concerned Scientists [PDF]
- Experts in Air Pollution Control [PDF]
- Constitutional Accountability Center [PDF]
- Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law [PDF]
- National Congress of American Indians et al [PDF]
Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioners
- Cato Institute [PDF]
- Chamber of Commerce et al [PDF]
- Murray Energy Corporation [PDF]
- Peabody Energy Corporation [PDF]
Respondent Briefs
Opening Briefs
- Utility Air Regulatory Group [PDF]
- National Mining Association [PDF]
- Michigan and Other States [PDF]
Cert. stage
Reply Briefs
- Utility Air Regulatory Group [PDF]
- National Mining Association [PDF]
- Michigan and Other States [PDF]
Briefs in Opposition to Certiorari
- EPA Brief in Opposition [PDF]
- EDF and Other Respondents Brief in Oppostion [PDF]
- 21 States and Cities Brief in Opposition [PDF]
- Industry Brief in Opposition [PDF]
Petitions for Writ of Certiorari
- Utility Air Regulatory Group [PDF]
- National Mining Association [PDF]
- Michigan and Other States [PDF]
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Briefs
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
No. 12-1100 and consolidated cases.
- Decision [PDF]
Briefs supporting the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
- Reply Brief of Environmental Petitioners [PDF]
- Amicus brief: Public health experts and others [PDF]
- Industry brief in defense of mercury standards [PDF]
- States and cities brief in defense of mercury standards [PDF]
- Environmental organizations recommending improvements to specific issues related to the standards [PDF]
- EDF brief, with other NGOs [PDF]
- EPA brief [PDF]