D.C. Circuit Will Decide CSAPR ‘Close-Out’ Suit Without Oral Argument

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will decide states and environmentalists’ case against EPA’s “close-out” of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions trading program without hearing oral argument, in what may be a bad omen for EPA’s chances of successfully defending the rule. “The court concludes, on its own motion, that oral argument will not assist the court in these consolidated cases. Accordingly, the court will dispose of the petitions for review without oral...