American Farm Bureau Federation v. United States EPA (D.C. Cir.)
Effective December 18, 2006 and pursuant to the Clean Air Act, the EPA revised its regulations governing National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter. The industries regulated by these new regulations have complained that the new standards are unduly onerous and have sued to have them made more lenient. At the same time, several public health organizations have complained that the new standards are unduly lenient and have sued to have them made stricter. These various lawsuits have been consolidated into a single action before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
On October 9, 2007, the AMA and four specialty medical societies filed an amicus brief, arguing that the modified regulations should be made more stringent.
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