Dive Summary:
- In a 33-page petition filed to the Supreme Court, a Texas-lead coalition aims to deregulate emissions rules hurting their energy economies.
- Texas, with 774 power plants, refineries and other industrial facilities large enough to require emissions reporting, emits more carbon dioxide and heat-trapping gases than any other state.
- In the past, Texas has unsuccessfully sued to rein in emissions rules. This appeal brings in Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota.
From the article:
“The petition also takes another swing at the Supreme Court's 2007 decision that cleared the way for the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as a pollutant. It contends the ruling should be "reconsidered or overturned in light of the preposterous consequences that arise from treating carbon dioxide as an 'air pollutant' under the Clean Air Act."
