Environmental
Jun. 6, 2014
Proposed carbon limits on U.S. power plants raise legal questions
The EPA is relying on a rarely-used part of Clean Air Act to push its sweeping rule.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Even before the Obama administration released its blockbuster proposal this week to slash carbon dioxide pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants it was clear the fate of the controversial plan would likely be decided by the courts.
Now, lawyers poring over the federal Environmental Protection Agency's 645-page rule say that the agency has some strong arguments to support its posit...
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