Texas Wins Temporary Stay Of EPA Takeover Of GHG Permitting Authority

EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) rules did not take effect in Texas Jan. 2 -- the start date for the rest of the country -- following a surprising federal circuit court ruling late on Dec. 30 granting a temporary stay of an EPA rule that would allow the agency to take over GHG permitting in the state. The stay came one day after another federal circuit court denied a related Texas motion to postpone implementation of EPA's landmark GHG rules on...