States Sue to Block Trump's Rollback of Power Plant Emission Rules
The coalition says the repeal is unlawful and could add millions of tons of pollution while saving the power sector $160 billion, EPA estimated.
- On Thursday, a coalition of 25 states and cities sued the Trump administration, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's repeal of rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants.
- The repeal represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to regulate heat-trapping gases, though the EPA claims the move saves the industry more than $300 billion.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James said the administration is displaying "callous disregard" for public health, arguing that "gutting one of the country's most significant climate protections" will worsen the crisis.
- Abre Conner, the NAACP's director of environmental and climate justice, hailed the lawsuit as the coalition petitioned the Court of Appeals for the District to strike down the repeal.
- Beyond this challenge, the coalition plans to sue over the EPA's failure to regulate pollution from gas-powered plants, contributing to a broader wave of climate change litigation nationwide.
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N.C. attorney general joins coalition planning to sue EPA for failure to regulate pollution from power plants
Special to IFN N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is taking actions to restore air pollution safeguards at power plants and ensure North Carolinians can breathe clean air. Jackson and a coalition of 25 states, counties, and cities sued the federal administration for eliminating pollution limits for many of the country’s largest power plants. The coalition…
Pennsylvania joins 20 states suing EPA to reinstate climate pollution rules for power plants
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Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
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