Power Co-Op Appeals To High Court In Bid To Stay EPA’s Legacy Ash Rule

A Kentucky power co-op is asking the Supreme Court to stay implementation of EPA’s final rule governing legacy coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments and CCR management units (CCRMU), an effort aimed at reversing an appellate court decision rejecting the company’s initial request. East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) filed a Nov. 5 application for a stay of EPA’s rule to the Supreme Court, warning that the rule exceeds EPA’s statutory authority, is outside the agency’s constitutional authority, and is arbitrary...