States, Industry Defend Calls For High Court Stay Of Tightened MATS Rule

States and industry groups seeking a Supreme Court stay of EPA’s stricter Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants are pushing back against arguments by the agency and its state allies that they have not met the legal standard to block a rule, saying those claims ignore “irreparable” harm to at least one plant and the power grid as a whole. “By EPA’s own calculations (which Applicants contend are far too low), the Rule will, at minimum, impose...