Louisiana Leads States Asking High Court To Block Carbon ‘Cost’ Tool

A 10-state coalition led by Louisiana is urging the Supreme Court to set aside an appellate court’s decision allowing EPA and other federal agencies to resume using the social cost of carbon (SCC) to justify policies that affect greenhouse gas emissions, charging the cost-benefit metric is actually one of the most “sweeping” rules in U.S. history. The states in an April 27 filing cite a handful of cases in which the high court has faulted agencies for issuing broad policies...