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Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sep 10, 2015
800 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2015)

Summary

finding vacatur appropriate when leaving in place an agency action risks more environmental harm than vacating it

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Opinion

No. 13–72346.

2015-09-10

POLLINATOR STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL; American Honey Producers Association; National Honey Bee Advisory Board; American Beekeeping Federation; Thomas R. Smith; Bret L. Adee; Jeffery S. Anderson, Petitioners, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; Bob Perciasepe, in his official capacity as acting administrator of the USEPA, Respondents, Dow Agrosciences LLC, Respondent–Intervenor.


Editor's Note: The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, in Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. E.P.A., published in the advance sheet at this citation, 800 F.3d 1176, was withdrawn from the bound volume because it was amended and superseded on denial of rehearing Nov. 12, 2015. For superseding opinion, see 2015 WL 7003600.


Summaries of

Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sep 10, 2015
800 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2015)

finding vacatur appropriate when leaving in place an agency action risks more environmental harm than vacating it

Summary of this case from All. for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Forest Serv.

finding vacatur appropriate when leaving in place an agency action risks more environmental harm than vacating it

Summary of this case from All. for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Forest Serv.

finding vacatur appropriate when leaving in place an agency action risks more environmental harm than vacating it

Summary of this case from All. for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Forest Serv.

describing standards for remand without vacatur

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Case details for

Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Case Details

Full title:POLLINATOR STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL; American Honey Producers Association…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Date published: Sep 10, 2015

Citations

800 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2015)

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