Officials Downplay Fears Of GHG Rule Suits Undermining UN Climate Plan

White House and other administration officials are downplaying concerns that pending lawsuits challenging EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) rules for power plants will succeed and undercut U.S. plans, just submitted to the United Nations, to cut emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, which rely heavily on the agency's regulations. On a March 31 call to announce that the United States has submitted its Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Todd...