WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Biden administration at least in the short term to enforce its latest attempt to curb climate-harming carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants that contribute to climate change.
The Supreme Court is often skeptical of major agency actions but it has bucked that reputation in recent weeks.
Under the proposed rule, the EPA wants to require “carbon capture,” a technique that uses solvents to remove carbon dioxide from a power plant’s emissions.
The appeals court in July declined to block the regulation, saying the major questions doctrine did not apply on this occasion.
In court papers, the challengers sought to portray the new regulation as being essentially the same as the one the Supreme Court struck down.
Persons:
WASHINGTON —, Biden, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, Patrick Morrisey, Vicki Patton, Donald Trump, ” Morrisey, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar
Organizations:
Republican, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, West Virginia, Environmental Defense Fund, Democratic, EPA
Locations:
West Virginia, U.S, EPA’s bailiwick, ”