Court Lifts Stay, Enacting EPA's Program To Permit GHG Sources In Texas

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Jan. 12 lifted a temporary stay of EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) rules in Texas that had been granted to allow the court time to assess the state's objections to the agency's plan to take over GHG permitting in the state. The decision marks Texas' third unsuccessful attempt to delay the EPA stationary source rules, and now means an estimated 167 facilities in the state will have to go to...