Coalition of States Files Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Power Plant Climate Regulations

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States challenge the federal repeal of power plant emissions limits in court.

A coalition of twenty-one states, the District of Columbia, and three major cities has launched a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. The legal action challenges the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to repeal previous restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. The plaintiffs argue that the agency acted unlawfully in abandoning these climate protection rules.

The lawsuit includes twenty-one states alongside the District of Columbia and three major cities.
The challenged action involves the elimination of limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and gas-powered facilities.
The legal challenge contends that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law by rescinding the previous administration's climate regulations.

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Power plants are among the largest stationary sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, making regulations on their output a central battleground in federal climate policy.

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A coalition of states and municipalities has filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over its repeal of carbon dioxide limits for coal- and gas-fired power plants.

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