[20010328]RS20860_最高法院支持EPA根据《清洁空气法》制定的标准：惠特曼诉美国卡车司机协会.pdf

1 121 S. Ct. 903 (2001). The decision adjudicated both EPAs petition (No 99-1257) from thedecision below, and an industry cross-petition (No. 99-1426). Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20860March 28, 2001The Supreme Court Upholds EPA Standard-Setting Under the Clean Air Act: Whitman v.American Trucking Assnsname redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law Divisionname redactedSpecialist in Environmental PolicyResources, Science and Industry DivisionSummaryOn February 27, 2001, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Whitmanv. American Trucking Associations, a challenge to EPAs promulgation in 1997 ofrevised national ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulates under the CleanAir Act. On the broader issues, the Court ruled that (1) the Acts provisions governingthe setting of primary (health-protective) ambient standards did not transgress the“nondelegation doctrine,” a moribund constitutional principle that the court below hadresurrected, and (2) the Act bars EPA from considering implementation costs when itsets primary national ambient standards. On a narrow issue, the Court held t