Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

Russello v. United States

Holding that where "Congress includes particular language in one section of a statute but omits it in another section of the same Act," courts presume that "Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion"

Cooper v. Aviall

Holding that the portion of § 113(f) cited above "rebuts any presumption that the express right of contribution provided by the enabling clause is the exclusive cause of action for contribution available to a [potentially responsible party]"

Marley v. U.S.

Holding that equitable tolling does not apply to the FTCA's statute of limitations

Alabama Power Co. v. Costle

Holding that the EPA did not have authority to dispense with monitoring where Congress mandated the use of that technique, even though monitoring technology at the time was limited

U.S. v. Begay

Beisler v. C.I.R

Avoiding interpretation of a statute that renders any part of it superfluous

American Petroleum Institute v. Costle

Upholding EPA's standards for photochemical oxidants as reasonable "given the uncertain information"

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Administrator of United States Environmental Protection Agency

Vacating agency rule and remanding for further action without retaining jurisdiction, and declining petitioner's request to impose two-year deadline even though original statutory deadline for action at issue was two years

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 7604 - Citizen suits

Granting district courts limited jurisdiction "to compel (consistent with paragraph (2) of this section) agency action unreasonably delayed ..."

Section 7607 - Administrative proceedings and judicial review

Granting the D.C. Circuit original jurisdiction to review "any other nationally applicable regulations promulgated, or final action taken, by the Administrator under this chapter" and granting regional circuits jurisdiction to review "any other final action of the Administrator under this chapter ... which is locally or regionally applicable"

Section 7410 - State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Granting EPA the discretion to revoke a State's air permitting authority if the EPA "disapproves a State implementation plan submission in whole or in part"

Section 7409 - National primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Prohibiting a cost/benefit analysis by preventing the EPA from considering any factor other than health effects relating to pollutants in the air in establishing NAAQS for ozone and particulate matter

Section 7407 - Air quality control regions

Adopting provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, § 103, Pub.L. No. 95-95, 91 Stat. 685, 687-88

Section 7475 - Preconstruction requirements

Requiring permits for "the construction and operation" of certain facilities

Section 7473 - Increments and ceilings

Listing exclusions from "the maximum allowable increases in ambient concentrations of an air pollutant"

Section 7476 - Other pollutants

Premising development of increments for "other pollutants" on the existence of NAAQS for such pollutants

Section 52.21 - Prevention of significant deterioration of air quality

Providing minimum federal standards upon plan disapproval

Section 51.166 - Prevention of significant deterioration of air quality

Repeating statutory definition

Section 50.15 - National primary and secondary ambient air quality standards for ozone