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BumRushDaShow

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Thu May 9, 2024, 12:49 PM May 9

Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA's carbon rule

Last edited Thu May 9, 2024, 09:08 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Reuters

May 9, 2024 5:42 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago


May 9 (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants.

The rule, finalized by President Joe Biden's administration last month as part of an effort to combat climate change, was challenged in multiple lawsuits filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, including one by 25 states spearheaded by West Virginia and Indiana and another by Ohio and Kansas. Electric utility, mining and coal industry trade groups also filed lawsuits.

The rule mandates that many new gas and existing coal plants reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2032. The requirements are expected to force the U.S. power industry to install billions of dollars' worth of emissions control technologies or shut down the dirtiest facilities running on coal.

The regulations are part of Biden’s broader climate agenda and target a sector that is responsible for nearly a quarter of the country's greenhouse gas pollution. The EPA declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/25-us-states-challenge-epa-power-plant-emissions-rule-court-2024-05-09/



Reference - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143230867

Article updated.

Original article -

May 9, 2024 10:22 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago


May 9 (Reuters) - A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants.

The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is spearheaded by West Virginia and Indiana. It targets a rule finalized by President Joe Biden's administration on April 25 as part of an effort to combat climate change.

The rule mandates that many new gas and existing coal plants reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2032. The requirements are expected to force the U.S. power industry to install billions of dollars' worth of emissions control technologies or shut down the dirtiest facilities running on coal. The regulations are part of Biden’s broader climate agenda and target a sector that is responsible for nearly a quarter of the country's greenhouse gas pollution.

The lawsuit came a day after 23 Republican attorneys general from states including West Virginia, North Dakota and Texas challenged a different EPA rule that limits the amount of mercury and other hazardous pollutants that can be emitted from power plants. The EPA declined to comment.
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Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA's carbon rule (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 9 OP
Cruelty is the point for Republians Traurigkeit May 9 #1
Of Course They Did... GB_RN May 9 #2

GB_RN

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2. Of Course They Did...
Thu May 9, 2024, 03:28 PM
May 9

The only thing that surprises me here is that Texas douchebag extraordinaire, Ken Paxton (R-Corrupt Douchebag), isn’t the one leading the way.

It’s so painful to watch these assclowns pull stunts like this, not caring/believing that what they’re doing, should they win, will have severe, negative consequences for everyone. That includes their kids and grandchildren. But they don’t give a shit. Not one of them.

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