Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Broad Challenges To EPA’s GHG Authority

Over EPA’s objections, the Supreme Court is granting petitions from Republican state and industry officials to review the agency’s authority to regulate power plant greenhouse gases, in a decision that could curtail its powers just as top officials say they are ramping up to craft “aggressive” rules ahead of the Glasgow climate summit. The court’s decision, announced in an Oct. 29 order , is significant because there is no regulation in effect for the justices to review, meaning at least...