Federal Court Invalidates EPA Clean Air Act Rule

In a 2-to-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down an EPA air quality rule related to emissions crossing state lines.  The Court held that the EPA had impermissibly exceeded its authority under the rule by requiring upwind states to bear more than their share of reductions and failing to give states the opportunity handle emissions reductions through a state implementation plan, effectively dictating to the states how to achieve the emissions reductions.  Click here for additional details.

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