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States and cities sue over EPA repeal of power-plant emissions rules
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Twenty-one states are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s power-plant emissions rule.
Twenty-one states, the District of Columbia and several cities petitioned a federal appeals court to overturn the EPA’s repeal of Biden-era limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.
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Twenty-one states are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s power-plant emissions rule.
“Twenty-one states, led by New York, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant rule.”
The coalition petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review and strike down the EPA’s repeal.
“The coalition is petitioning the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia to review the EPA’s decision and strike down the repeal.”
The EPA announced that it was revoking the Biden-era power-plant emissions rule.
“The EPA announced last month it’s revoking the Biden-era rule”