HIGH COURT TO RESOLVE LENGTHY NSR DISPUTE OVER EMISSIONS 'INCREASES'

The Supreme Court's decision to review a controversial appellate ruling interpreting Clean Air Act new source review (NSR) rules could resolve a decades long-dispute over the level of emissions increases that triggers environmental control requirements for power plants and other industrial sources, according to legal experts. The court's decision to hear the case will also prompt a debate over which court should consider federal Clean Air Act regulations given conflicting decisions on the issue, with some experts saying it is...