Judge Dismisses GOP State Challenge To Interim Carbon ‘Cost’ Values

A federal district court judge has dismissed a challenge by Republican-led states claiming that the Biden administration’s interim social cost of carbon (SCC) metric is unlawful, finding that the states lack standing to bring suit and the claims are not yet ripe. The 13 states, led by Missouri Attorney General (AG) Eric Schmitt (R), had sought a preliminary injunction preventing the administration from using the interim SCC values -- issued in February -- in cost-benefit reviews for any rule until...