Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit March 7, 2006, No. 04-1438 (Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection Agency)

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge.

The United States and other countries entered into a treaty in which they agreed to reduce the use of certain substances, including methyl bromide, that degrade the stratospheric ozone layer. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a rule implementing “critical use” exemptions from the treaty’s general ban on production and consumption of methyl bromide.