A federal appeals court on June 26 dismissed an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lift Biden-era limits on fine particulate matter, or soot, from coal-fired power plants and factories, representing a setback to the Trump administration’s actions to loosen environmental regulations on the coal industry.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the EPA’s petition and motion for vacatur, leaving the annual limit of 9 micrograms per cubic meter of PM 2.5 in place.
“After initially defending the new rule, the EPA now moves to vacate the rule on the grounds that it exceeded its statutory authority and acted unreasonably by failing to consider costs,” the ruling said. “Because these arguments lack merit, we deny the petitions for review and the motion for vacatur.”…
Appeals Court Declines to Lift Biden-Era Soot Limits for Coal-Fired Power Plants
