GOP States Urge Full 5th Circuit To Reinstate Carbon ‘Cost’ Injunction

A coalition of Republican-led states is pressing the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to reinstate an injunction blocking federal agencies from using the social cost of carbon (SCC) metric in policies’ cost-benefit reviews, asserting the SCC tool is “one of the most consequential regulations in history.” Such a move would reverse a 5th Circuit panel decision earlier this month. In a major victory for the Biden administration, the three-judge panel on March 16 stayed a district...