High Court Set To Review D.C. Circuit’s Reversal Of Clean Energy Rule Adoption

Mealey's (September 8, 2021, 6:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four petitions for writs of certiorari filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by 20 states and two mining companies have been fully briefed on the issue of whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency misconstrued the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it adopted the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule) in 2019 to regulate power plants’ greenhouse gases emissions.  The briefs are scheduled to be distributed to the justices at a Sept. 27 conference....