Supreme Court Upholds EPA’s Ruling on Cross-State Coal Air Pollution
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in a 6-2 decision (Justice Alito recused himself), the Supreme Court dealt a decisive blow to coal-fired power plants in more than two dozen Southern and Midwestern states. The victory, considered to be a major win for the Obama administration, supported the 2011 EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule that targeted…