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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaaach0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20228 Updated December 5, 2000 Clean Air Standards: The Supreme Court Agrees to Review American Trucking Associations v. EPA Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary In1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that deficiencies in EPA's promulgation of revised primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQSs) for ozone and particulate matter required that they be sent back to the agency for further consideration. American Trucking Ass 'ns, Inc. v. U.S. EPA, 175 F.3d 1027 (D.C. Cir.), modifiedon rehearing, 195 F.3d 4 (D.C. Cir. 1999),petition for cert. granted, 120 S. Ct. 2003 (May 22, 2000), 120 S. Ct. 2193 (May 30, 2000). Given the perceived impact of these clean-air standards on the economy, it was unsurprising that the judicial challenges were brought in roughly 50 separate actions - with two Members of Congress (Rep. Bliley and Sen. Hatch) filing as amici on the side of the challengers. Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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