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State of Mississippi v. Environmental Protection Agency
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit· United States (federal)· 2013 14 min read
D.C. Cir. (2013)
Environmental issue: National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone
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Summary
The D.C. Circuit upheld EPA's revision of the primary ozone NAAQS but remanded the secondary standard, holding that EPA failed to determine what level of protection was requisite to protect public welfare.
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