States’ Suit Over Greenhouse Gas Calculations Thrown Out By Missouri Federal Judge

Mealey's (September 1, 2021, 1:26 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — Thirteen states lack standing to challenge an executive order provision that directs federal agencies to calculate the “social costs” of greenhouse gas emissions because they were unable to show any actual or imminent injury, a federal judge in Missouri held Aug. 31 in dismissing the states’ action against the Biden administration....