Back in April, when we blogged about a suite of rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will drastically reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from fossil fuel-burning power plants.
You can read the details here.
This week, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the rule brought by the attorneys general of several states, allowing the rule to stand - at least for the time being.
“It is important to note, however, that the court’s decision appears to have been made on a procedural basis – the court refused to rule on the case on emergency grounds while another, similar challenge to the rule is winding its way through the lower courts,” GASP senior attorney John Baillie explained.
Whether or not the rules survive those challenges (or the arrival of a new Presidential administration) is an open question.
One thing’s for sure: We’ll continue to keep you updated on the challenge to these rules as new developments occur.