Red States Sue To Block Power Plant Emissions Rules

Courthouse News reports:

Fossil fuel industry groups and over two dozen Republican-led states on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions regulations for power plants.

In hopes of ushering in climate-friendly energy alternatives, the Biden administration’s rule would force fossil fuel power plants into retirement, West Virginia said. Joined by 24 other states, the Mountain State argued the justices needed to prevent a likely unlawful regulatory campaign from damaging the country’s energy grid.

The EPA wants coal-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon pollution, further limit emissions of toxic metals, reduce wastewater pollutants and safely manage coal ash.

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Fossil fuel industry groups and over two dozen Republican-led states on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block the EPA’s emissions regulations for power plants. @KelseyReichmann https://t.co/H6QXD1QaeU

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