EPA's GHG Power Plant Rules Take Effect But 'Durability' Up For Debate

EPA's landmark greenhouse gas rules for power plants took effect in late December but legal experts and others are clashing on the rules' long-term “durability” as they face their first court test this year ahead of likely Supreme Court review and, assuming they withstand legal challenge, implementation by a new administration. Critics of the regulation say a new president, especially a Republican, could easily reverse the regulations. For example, former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX), currently a vice chairman with the...