Signaling Rollback, DOJ Asks D.C. Circuit To Pause Utility GHG Case

The Justice Department (DOJ) is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to pause litigation over the Biden EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas standards so that recently installed Trump administration officials at the agency can assess the regulation ahead of expected moves to scale it back, even though the court heard arguments in the case two months ago. “To provide new leadership with sufficient time to familiarize themselves with these issues and determine how they...