New U.S. Power Plant Emission Rule Stands

Guanajuato, Mexico. Photo by Humberto Chávez on Unsplash.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule targeting carbon emissions from coal and gas fired power plants while a lower court hears challenges to that rule.

For details: https://www.southernenvironment.org/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-calls-to-block-epa-limits-on-power-plant-pollution/ 

For context: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/greenhouse-gas-standards-and-guidelines-fossil-fuel-fired-power