Utility GHG Rule May Follow GHG Finding Repeal, Amid Calls For Alignment

EPA appears likely to delay issuing a final rule scuttling power plant greenhouse gas standards until early next year -- after finalizing a repeal of its GHG endangerment finding -- with some industry sources suggesting EPA might also align its power rule justification with what they see as a more robust rationale for repealing the finding. Such a rationale would differ from EPA’s power plant proposal that heavily relied on claiming agency discretion about whether to regulate power plant GHGs,...