The Supreme Court has declined to halt a Biden administration rule that seeks to prevent legacy toxic waste from now-shuttered coal plants from leaking out and contaminating nearby groundwater. 



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Supreme Court declines to block Biden coal waste rule

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The Supreme Court has declined to halt a Biden administration rule that seeks to prevent legacy toxic waste from now-shuttered coal plants from leaking out and contaminating nearby groundwater.  In a brief order, the high court said it would deny an emergency request from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative to temporarily block the rule from…

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The Supreme Court denied an electric utility’s emergency request on Dec. 11 to block a federal rule requiring energy producers to prevent leakage of coal ash from storage facilities into groundwater.
The court issued an unsigned order denying the emergency application in East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.
The ruling allows litigation over…

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New York

Supreme Court Won’t Halt EPA’s Coal Waste Rule

The Supreme Court rejected a request from a Kentucky electric utility to block a rule set by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at addressing the leaking of a form of toxic waste, known as coal ash, into the groundwater.

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Christopher Ruddy

Supreme Court Declines to Block Biden EPA Coal Ash Rule

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from an electric utility in Kentucky to block an Environmental Protection Agency

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Supreme Court Allows Biden Plan to Address Toxic Coal Ash

Justices won’t halt a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act rule that mitigates pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to an order issued on Wednesday.

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Supreme Court Refuses Utility Bid to Freeze EPA Coal Ash Rule

The Supreme Court has refused to block a Biden administration rule aimed at preventing legacy toxic waste from closed coal plants from seeping into and contaminating nearby groundwater. In a brief order, the court denied an emergency request from the East Kentucky Power Cooperative to temporarily halt the rule while ongoing litigation challenging it is resolved, The Hill reported. The Supreme Court did not provide an explanation for its decision…

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Supreme Court won’t toss EPA coal cleanup rule

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Kentucky electric utility's effort to halt implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule strengthening federal regulations for the safe management of coal ash.

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Justices Won't Block EPA Coal Ash Rule During Court Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request to block an Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding coal ash pollution, continuing a recent trend of denying emergency requests on rules that they will almost certainly help gut somewhere down the line.The rule, finalized in April, required "the safe management of coal ash that is placed in areas that were unregulated at the federal level until now, including at previously used disposal are…

Supreme Court declines to block Biden coal waste rule

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