Dive Brief: A coalition of 25 cities, counties and states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for repealing the majority of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas emissions requirements for U.S. power plants.
The coalition also filed a notice of intent to sue the EPA for failing to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from existing gas-fired power plants.
Several state attorneys general and a representative from the New York City’s Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice are among the advocates who testified yesterday at a virtual public hearing on the EPA’s proposal to repeal greenhouse gas emissions for power plants altogether.
Zeldin said the agency does not have the authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate power plant greenhouse gases for the purpose of addressing climate change.
“Models continue to show that GHG emissions from power plants have no material impact on global climate change,” it said in announcing the repeal.