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Supreme Court rejects Obama drive to cut power plant emissions
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an Environmental Protection Agency regulation limiting mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, undermining the Obama administration's drive to cut pollution from electricity generators. The case looked at the EPA's regulation of mercury and other emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act, which Republicans have attacked as a "war on coal" and an example of presidential overreach. The EPA interpreted the law "unreasonably" when...
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