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Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Costle
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit· United States (federal)· 1978 14 min read
D.C. Cir. (1978)
Environmental issue: Technology-based effluent limits for pulp and paper industry under the Clean Water Act
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Summary
The D.C. Circuit upheld EPA's technology-based effluent limitations for the pulp and paper industry, endorsing the Clean Water Act's shift from water-quality-based to technology-based regulation and deferring to EPA's balancing of costs and benefits.
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