Environmental
Dec. 10, 2014
EPA rules would hit coal plants hard
On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions for certiorari brought by 21 states, an electric utility industry group and coal mining association in a case against "the Obama administration's 'war on coal.'" By Kevin Poloncarz
On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted three petitions for certiorari brought by 21 states, an electric utility industry group and coal mining association, challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which would limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. The Supreme Court granted review on the question of "[w]hether the Environmental Protection Age...
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