Ahead Of Trump, Judges Offer Clues On EPA Rule Governing State Air Plans

January 17, 2025
Oral arguments over the Biden EPA’s implementing rules for section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act appeared to offer clues about how the incoming Trump administration might rewrite the measure as expected, with one GOP-appointed judge voicing support for narrow interpretations of agency authority to oversee state plans to meet federal climate rules. The Jan. 17 oral arguments in West Virginia, et al. v. EPA -- before a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...


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