April 08, 2015
The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a ruling that would have forced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its refusal to issue rules to curb pollution causing low oxygen "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico.
March 19, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's legal tussle over nutrient standards is about far more than just nitrogen and phosphorous levels, as a defeat before the Fifth Circuit would likely force the agency to address a wide range of air and water issues it could otherwise brush aside.
March 18, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday secured a last-minute stay from the Fifth Circuit allowing the agency to avoid issuing a formal response to a six-year-old petition demanding federal water standards for nitrogen and phosphorous pollution that cause massive algae buildups.
February 28, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday asked the Fifth Circuit to overturn a ruling that it must re-examine a request for rules to curb the pollution behind marine "dead zones," arguing the decision undermines its authority.