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Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Rule On Coal Plants

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, on May 12, 2021. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, a

In a significant win for the Biden administration, a federal appeals court has ruled in favor of allowing a new federal regulation aimed at curbing planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in effect while legal challenges continue.

Industry groups and some Republican-led states had sought to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule, arguing that it was unattainable and posed a threat to the nation's power grid reliability.

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