Supreme Court Grants Review Of Suit Over EPA Utility MACT Rule's Costs

The Supreme Court has granted requests by several states and the power sector to hear a suit challenging EPA's decision not to consider costs in its determination that it was necessary to regulate utility air toxics with a maximum achievable control technology (MACT) rule, a finding that critics say led to a rule that will impose massive costs. In a Nov. 25 order , the high court said it will grant petitions for a writ of certiorari to hear the...