Forum
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Case Status
Docket Number
Oral Argument Date
March 16, 2018
Case Updates
D.C. Circuit thwarts EPA attempt to delay effective date of Obama Risk Management Program rule
August 17, 2018
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U.S. Chamber and RMP Coalition file intervenor brief in support of EPA’s delay of effective date of Risk Management Program rule
January 31, 2018
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Motion for stay denied
August 30, 2017
The D.C. Circuit denied the environmental groups’ motion for a stay of the Trump administration’s delay of the effective date of the Obama administration’s risk-management program rule. The Chamber, along with other business groups, intervened to support the Trump administration in its efforts to provide more flexibility for companies faced with compliance of the onerous rule.
RMP Coalition intervenes in D.C. Circuit review of EPA's Risk Management Program rule
June 30, 2017
The U.S. Chamber, as part of the RMP Coalition, filed a motion to intervene in a D.C. Circuit case seeking to vacate a final rule issued by the EPA titled Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Further Delay of Effective Date, 82 Fed. Reg. 27,133 (June 14, 2017). If granted, the relief sought by the petitioners will force affected companies to incur costs immediately to comply with certain aspects of the Risk Management Program Amendments, even while they remain under review by the EPA.
The coalition consists of the U.S. Chamber, American Chemistry Council, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, and American Petroleum Institute.
Catherine E. Stetson, Justin A. Savage, Sean Marotta, and Erin H. Ward served as co-counsel for the coalition.
Case Documents
- RMP Coalition Motion to Intervene -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- RMP Coalition Opposition to Stay -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Petitioners Non-Binding Statement of Issues -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Filing of Underlying Agency Decision -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Petitioners Stay Reply -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Order Denying Motion for Stay -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Opening Proof Brief for State Petitioners -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Proof Brief of Intervenors iso Respondent EPA -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- Final Intervenor Brief for Appellee -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf.pdf
- Opinion -- Air Alliance Houston v. EPA (D.C. Circuit).pdf