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D.C. Circuit Allows EPA's Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions Rule to Proceed Amid Challenges

Jul 19, 2024, 06:24 PM

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a regulation ordering deep cuts in power plants' carbon emissions can go ahead while it considers a challenge from more than two dozen Republican-led states. The decision by the D.C. Circuit is a significant victory for the Biden administration and environmentalists, who support the EPA's power plant emissions rule. Industry groups, however, have vowed to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. The rule specifically targets coal-fired power plants.