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Supreme Court ruling on air standards may save Westar Energy millions
2015-06-30 17:57:23| Energy - Topix.net
Westar Energy says a U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on toxic emissions at power plants could save the company millions. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Obama administration should have considered potential costs when it issued rules regulating toxic emissions from power plants.
Supreme Court ruling is far from a death sentence for Obama's Clean Power Plant rules
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made its first-ever rule limiting toxic air pollution like mercury from power plants, it failed to adequately take into account the costs of reducing emissions early enough in the rule-making process. Stock of Peabody Energy, a major coal company (and one of the many petitioners in the case), shot up Monday morning shortly after the ruling, and news articles said the court decision threw out and struck...
US Supreme Court blocks air pollution rules for power plants
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Supreme Court has blocked Obama administration rules designed to sharply limit the hazardous air pollutants that spew from the nation's power plants. The justices by a 5-4 vote agreed with the coal industry and Republican-led states that said the forced cutbacks were too costly and could lead to power outages. Justice Antonin Scalia, speaking for the majority, said it was not reasonable for the Environmental Protection Agency to proceed with the new rules without weighing their cost, estimated...
Supreme Court wont hear Googles appeal in Java API case
2015-06-29 20:33:12| Extremetech
The Supreme Court has refused to hear Google's appeal in its ongoing fight with Oracle. Now the fight over Java will head to a lower court to determine if Google's infringement is characterized as fair use.
Supreme Court Restricts EPAs Ability to Regulate Toxic Emissions From Power Plants
2015-06-29 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Theres been a lot to celebrate as the U.S. Supreme Court has announced its final decisions for this session. People with subsidies under the Affordable Care Act will still receive them. Same sex couples can now be married in all 50 states. Independent redistricting panels established to address gerrymandering are still legal. But those living near coal plants wont be breathing easier. Environmentalists wont be cheering another decision announced this morning which puts roadblocks on the ability...
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