Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

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

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

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc. of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Holding that " `settled course of behavior embodies the agency's informed judgment that, by pursuing that course, it will carry out the policies [of applicable statutes or regulations]'"

Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc.

Holding that Chevron deference is due only to a " reasonable interpretation made by the administrator of an agency"

Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc.

Holding that “[i]t is eminently reasonable” to conclude that statute's silence “is meant to convey nothing more than a refusal to tie the agency's hands”

Occidental Engineering Co. v. I.N.S.

Finding that plaintiff's editing role was not equivalent to a specialty occupation because he did not supervise journalists

Pacific Coast Federation v. National Marine

Holding that an agency cannot try to "minimize" the environmental impact of an activity by simply adopting a scale of analysis so broad that it marginalizes the site-level impact of the activity on ecosystem health

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Mgmt.

Finding that " the Biological Opinion's ‘no jeopardy’ and ‘no adverse modification’ determinations relied on protective measures set forth in a conservation plan not enforceable under the ESA; the Biological Opinion did not take into account the potential impacts of withdrawing 337.8 million gallons of groundwater from sixty-four wells along the pipeline"

Florida Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency

Holding that the "fairly traceable" element is met where continued injury would result if the challenged conduct persisted

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 1331 - Federal question

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Section 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 701 - Application; definitions

Adopting the definition given in Section 551

Section 1251 - Congressional declaration of goals and policy

Designating the Administrator of the EPA to "administer this chapter"

Section 1311 - Effluent limitations

Imposing general prohibition on "the discharge of any pollutant by any person"

Section 1342 - National pollutant discharge elimination system

Granting EPA the authority to require a permit for such discharges

Section 1313 - Water quality standards and implementation plans

Requiring a State to submit new or revised water regulations for EPA's review

Section 7412 - Hazardous air pollutants

Mandating the EPA "require the maximum degree of reduction" that is "achievable" in regulating hazardous air pollutants

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 131.10 - Designation of uses

Stating that a UAA is not required “whenever designating uses which include those specified in Section 101 of the Act”

Section 131.11 - Criteria

Providing for states to establish numerical and narrative criteria

Section 131.2 - Purpose

Requiring states to put in place water quality standards that designate uses, set criteria necessary to protect those uses, protect water quality through anti-degradation provisions, and "serve the purposes of the [CWA]"

Section 131.14 - Water quality standards variances