GOP States, Utilities Seek Stay Of Power Plant ELG Amid Cost Concerns

Republican states and power sector groups are seeking a stay of EPA’s final rule setting effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for coal-fired power plants, warning that the rule is unlawful and imposes significant cost concerns on the industry and absent a stay, petitioners will suffer irreparable harm. Petitioners in the suit Southwestern Electric Power (SWEP) Co., et al. v. EPA, et al. filed a July 26 motion for stay of EPA’s power plant ELG rule in the U.S. Court of...