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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>environment__safety RSS - Wiley Rein</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/rss//practices/environment__safety/rss.xml</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:02 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Wiley Rein RSS Tool</generator><ttl>60</ttl><copyright>Copyright 2012 Wiley Rein LLP</copyright><item><title>EPA Enforcement Action Challenged in Supreme Court</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7785</link><description><![CDATA[On January 9, 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sackett v. 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