Supreme Court Rejects Calls To Stay EPA’s Power Plant GHG Standards

The Supreme Court is rejecting calls from Republican-led states and power companies to stay implementation of EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas standards as litigation over the measure proceeds in an appellate court, dealing a blow to critics of the regulation. The court in an Oct. 16 order notes that several applications to stay the measure are “denied,” though it flags a dissent from one justice as well as concerns about the legality of EPA’s rule from two others. Specifically, Justice...