In a win for clean air and climate, Supreme Court rejects initial attempt to block carbon pollution standards for power plants
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules setting carbon pollution guidelines for existing coal-fired, and performance standards for new gas-fired power plants. The Court rejected applications filed on its emergency docket that would have stayed the rule during the pendency of litigation, following a similar denial by an unanimous three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
“The misguided attempts to block EPA’s power plant rules through the Supreme Court’s shadow docket came up empty,” said Frank Sturges, Attorney at Clean Air Task Force (CATF). “We’re confident these rules will ultimately be upheld and are pleased that rushed attempts to block them based on limited briefing have been rejected. CATF will continue to defend these carbon pollution limits and the significant benefits they will deliver for the climate and public health against legal attack.”
CATF represents the American Lung Association, American Public Health Association, Clean Air Council, and Clean Wisconsin as intervenors defending EPA’s power plant carbon pollution rules. The D.C. Circuit cases considering the merits are West Virginia et al. v. EPA, No. 24-1120, and associated cases.
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Samantha Sadowski, directrice des communications, États-Unis, ssadowski@catf.us, +1 202-440-1717
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Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a global nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. With more than 25 years of internationally recognized expertise on climate policy and a fierce commitment to exploring all potential solutions, CATF is a pragmatic, non-ideological advocacy group with the bold ideas needed to address climate change. CATF has offices in Boston, Washington D.C., and Brussels, with staff working virtually around the world. Visit catf.us and follow @cleanaircatf.
