Justices At Odds In Decision Over Blocking EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule

The Supreme Court’s ruling blocking implementation of EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan (GNP) interstate ozone rule pending a decision on the merits highlights stark divisions among the justices, with the majority finding that EPA failed to address critics’ cost and other concerns and is unlikely to successfully defend the policy, while the dissent doubts the court’s review of the suit and raises questions about the potential precedent it sets. “The Court, perhaps recognizing the problem that the [rule’s] seemingly state-agnostic methodology...