EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
First reported Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:38:04 GMT · Last updated

Days after finalizing a rule that would eliminate climate rules for power plants , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was sued by groups who say the EPA’s repeal was shockingly short-sighted and risked leaving the country’s single largest source of industrial climate pollution unchecked. On Thursday, the American Lung Association, the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Clean Air Council, Clean Wisconsin, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a petition requesting that the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit review if the EPA’s action conflicts with the Clean Air Act. “Clean air is a basic human right,” APHA CEO Georges C. Benjamin said. Read full article Comments ]]>
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Days after finalizing a rule that would eliminate climate rules for power plants , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was sued by groups who say the EPA’s repeal was shockingly short-sighted and risked leaving the country’s single largest source of industrial climate pollution unchecked. On Thursday, the American Lung Association, the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Clean Air Council, Clean Wisconsin, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a petition requesting that the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit review if the EPA’s action conflicts with the Clean Air Act. “Clean air is a basic human right,” APHA CEO Georges C. Benjamin said. Read full article Comments ]]>
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:38:04 GMT
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