In SO2 Case, Texas Spars With EPA Over Reach Of High Court Rulings

Texas and industry groups are clashing with EPA over the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent rulings on judicial deference and the proper conditions for staying a regulation, as the agency continues to defend its decision placing part of the state in “nonattainment” with the 2010 federal limit for sulfur dioxide (SO2). Texas and allied industry groups are seeking rehearing by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit of its Jan. 11 split panel ruling in State...