Obama Clean-Power Initiative Under Renewed Attack by States
- EPA regulations target power plant carbon dioxide emissions
- States sue agency, calling new federal rules an abuse of power
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President Barack Obama’s 15-year plan to cut power plant carbon dioxide emissions and steer the U.S. toward renewable energy sources is under legal attack. Again.
The Environmental Protection Agency regulatory package known as the Clean Power Plan officially became U.S. law Friday. It was immediately challenged by 24 states, led by West Virginia, in a U.S. appeals court filing in Washington. Oklahoma sued separately.