Published 2 years ago

Supreme Court won’t block Biden rule on societal cost of greenhouse gases

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The justices rejected calls from 10 Republican-controlled states led by Louisiana to reinstate former President Donald Trump's cost-estimation approach. The Biden method pegs the costs at a much higher rate, meaning more stringent regulation. Justice Department lawyers have said that suspending the formulas would potentially derail environmental reviews for as many as 60 major infrastructure projects.

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Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Republican-led states on greenhouse gas policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let President Joe Biden's administration raise the cost estimate for the societal impact of greenhouse gases that federal agencies would be able to consider when drafting new regulations, rejecting a bid by Republican-led states to block the move.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Justices won't block Biden policy on 'social cost of carbon'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Biden administration to use a higher estimate, challenged by Republican-led states, for calculating damages to people and the environment from greenhouse gas emissions.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Justices won't block Biden policy on 'social cost of carbon'

The Supreme Court has allowed the Biden administration to use a higher estimate than Republican-led states want for calculating damages to people and the environment from greenhouse gas emissions

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Supreme Court allows Biden administration to continue counting the costs of planet-warming emissions, for now

The Supreme Court will allow the Biden administration to continue to use a metric that estimates the real-world cost of the climate crisis while legal challenges play out.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Supreme Court allows Biden climate regulations while fight continues

For now, the administration can use a higher estimate for the societal cost of rising greenhouse gasses when federal agencies draft regulations.

2 years ago

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KVIA

Supreme Court allows Biden administration to continue counting the costs of planet-warming emissions, for now

By Ariane de Vogue and Ella Nilsen, CNNThe Supreme Court will allow the Biden administration to continue to use a metric that estimates the real-world cost of the climate crisis while legal challenges play out. The court’s order is a loss for Republican-led states that argued in part that the estimates were “speculative.”The justices issued a one-line order and there were no noted dissents.The metric, known as “the social cost of carbon,” uses e…

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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