Supreme Court allows enforcement of Biden methane and mercury rules in rare win for the EPA
Source: CNN Politics
Published 11:54 AM EDT, Fri October 4, 2024
CNN — The Supreme Court on Friday let stand Biden administration rules that would cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane as well as mercury in a rare win for an environmental regulation pending before the conservative high court.
The rulings don’t uphold the methane and mercury rules but rather allow the administration to enforce it while underlying legal challenges continue – a process that could take years.
Separately, the court is considering another series of emergency appeals requiring coal and new natural gas power plants to dramatically cut emissions.
Republican officials in two dozen states had asked the Supreme Court to halt the methane rule, arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency was acting outside of its authority to approve it. The agency estimates the rule will slash methane emissions from oil and gas operations by nearly 80% through 2038. An appeals court in Washington, DC, previously denied the states’ request to put the new methane regulations on hold.
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