Amvac Chemical Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Amvac Chemical Corporation v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency

653 F.2d 1260 15 ERC 1467 , 11 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,104 AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Appellee, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Appellant. Nos. 79-7270, 80-5102. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 5, 1980. Decided Dec. 1, 1980. As Amended Feb. 5, 1981. Rehearings Denied April 10, 1981. Lawrence D. Lewis, Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. 1 Nancy Long, Land & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for United States. 2 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 3 Before GOODWIN and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and PRICE * , District Judge. PRICE, District Judge: 4 These multiple proceedings involve the same factual background. The pesticide dibromochloropropane (DBCP) is used to control nematodes, a soil dwelling, microscopic parasite that feeds on plant root structures. The Petitioner and Appellee, Amvac Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), has been and continues to be a registrant and manufacturer of the pesticide. DBCP is…