Washington Environmental Council, et al. v. Asmundson, et al., No. 12-35323, 2014 U.S. App. 2065 (9th Cir. Feb. 3, 2014)

(environmental activist groups filed citizen suit action under Clean Air Act (CAA) against state of Washington in attempt to force state to establish limits on "greenhouse gas" emissions from oil refineries; plaintiffs claimed that state didn't apply "reasonably available control technology" (RACT) standards to refineries which violated state's implementation plan; trial court ordered state to impose RACT on refineries by May of 2014, but appellate court reversed for lack of standing and remanded for dismissal; in present action, rehearing denied; court refused to allow standing based on wild assertions from plaintiff activist groups that their members suffered from the inapplicability of RACT due to decreased wildland recreational activities, melting glaciers for hikers and decreased snowpack for skiers, property damage, ill health, rising sea levels, coastal flooding, etc., etc., etc.).