"The EPA's big land grab" http://t.co/DOIHPougl3 pic.twitter.com/pixbr31376
— The Hill (@thehill) June 29, 2015SCOTUS overturns Obama's EPA air quality rule: http://t.co/zq8d5SqBOY pic.twitter.com/idW8J8PvzV
— The Hill (@thehill) June 29, 2015The Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s landmark air quality rule on Monday, ruling the Environmental Protection Agency did not properly consider the costs of the regulation.
In a 5-4 ruling, the justices ruled that the EPA should have taken into account the costs to utilities and others in the power sector before even deciding whether to set limits for the toxic air pollutants it regulated in 2011.
The case, Michigan v. EPA, centers on the EPA’s first limits on mercury, arsenic and acid gases emitted by coal-fired power plants, known as mercury and air toxics (MATS). Opponents, including the National Federation of Independent Business, say it's among the costliest regulations ever issued.
Statement by @GovernorPerry on #SCOTUS EPA Ruling http://t.co/MTBZnRtZJK
— Team Rick Perry (@TeamRickPerry) June 29, 2015"The Obama Administration has driven up the cost of goods and services for American families through arbitrary, heavy-handed regulations…"
— Team Rick Perry (@TeamRickPerry) June 29, 2015SCOTUS Just Announced a Major Defeat For The Obama Administration's Campaign Against Coal http://t.co/cDMBhmsbMA
— IJ Politics (@IJ_Politics) June 29, 2015The Supreme Court’s decision on a power plant mercury rule could bode ill for EPA’s upcoming climate regulations http://t.co/1dnVKpPSgY
— POLITICO (@politico) June 29, 2015SCOTUS's decision in Michigan v. EPA may well leave the Obama climate agenda in tatters, says @andrewmgrossman: http://t.co/tMxqLwjoaL
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) June 29, 2015
