42 U.S.C. § 7602 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 7602

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 253 citation events across 158 distinct cases.
253citations total
158distinct interpreting cases
61distinct courts
41citations in last 5y
1978–2026year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) scotus 1,206 own cites 6× in case
#2 Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors. (1980) cadc 267 own cites 6× in case
#3 Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency (2008) cadc 58 own cites 4× in case
#4 Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2012) cadc 55 own cites 4× in case
#5 Sierra Club v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, American Mining Congress, National Coal Association, Intervenors (1987) cadc 210 own cites 2× in case
#6 CleanCOALition v. TXU POWER (2008) ca5 33 own cites 4× in case
#7 Lead Industries Ass'n v. Environmental Protection Agency (1980) cadc 106 own cites 2× in case
#8 Environmental Council of Sacramento v. Slater (2000) caed 103 own cites 2× in case
#9 Texas v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2016) ca5 98 own cites 2× in case
#10 Sierra Club v. Tennessee Valley Authority (2005) ca11 38 own cites 3× in case
#11 Robert Duffy v. Town of Berwick (2013) me 31 own cites 3× in case
#12 Village of Oconomowoc Lake v. Dayton Hudson Corporation (1994) ca7 62 own cites 2× in case
#13 Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, Intervenors (1981) cadc 260 own cites 1× in case
#14 Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA (2014) scotus 253 own cites 1× in case
#15 National Mining Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1995) cadc 21 own cites 3× in case
#16 Conservation Law Foundation v. Federal Highway Administration (1994) ca1 43 own cites 2× in case
#17 Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxonmobil Corporation (2012) ca9 42 own cites 2× in case
#18 Sierra Club De Puerto Rico v. Environmental Protection Agency (2016) cadc 13 own cites 4× in case
#19 National Wildlife Federation v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior (1988) cadc 167 own cites 1× in case
#20 Cohen v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. (2007) ca2 164 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.