Obama Joins AEP to Fight Climate Suits With EPA ‘Off its Duff’
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In 2004, eight states decided they wouldn’t wait for President George W. Bush to take steps against climate change. They sued to force five power companies to cut plant emissions.
The Obama administration today will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the suit, arguing alongside American Electric Power Co., Xcel Energy Inc., Duke Energy Corp. and Southern Co. The administration contends the Environmental Protection Agency is already taking steps against climate change.