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Judicial Review of Administrative Inaction in Environmental Health Hazards

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Under the U.S. Administrative Procedure Act, courts can compel agencies to act when they have 'unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed' a required action, but they cannot dictate the substance of discretionary decisions.

Why this is interesting

When a government agency fails to protect you from a toxic hazard, can you sue to force it to act? The answer is yes—but only under specific conditions that shape how far courts will go.