Economy
June 30, 2015
EPA Regulations Blocked by Supreme Court
Written by Sandy Williams
The Supreme Court blocked new EPA regulation on pollutants from coal-fired power plants in a 5-4 vote on Monday.
The ruling will prevent the EPA from imposing new rules designed to reduce mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants without first undertaking a cost-benefit analysis. Industries and 20 states complained that the EPA disregarded rules in the Clean Air Act requiring regulation to be “appropriate and necessary,” by setting standards in which benefits failed to outweigh costs.
