Attorneys general from 25 states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions rule for coal- and gas-fired power plants.
Thursday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions rule for coal- and gas-fired power plants, which they argue ignores previous court rulings, would force plant closures, and exceeds the agency’s authority under federal law.
In the lawsuit Thursday, state attorneys general argued the EPA’s rule is overly broad, an “abuse of discretion,” and out of accordance with law. They also noted that Congress has not yet granted EPA the statutory authority to remake electricity grids — meaning the agency cannot sidestep Congress to upend their energy portfolios and shutter existing fossil fuel power plants. West Virginia v. EPA
“This green new deal agenda the Biden administration continues to force onto the people is setting up the plants to fail and therefore shutter, altering the nation’s already stretched grid,” he added.
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