Supreme Court Blocks Interstate Smog Pollution Rule, Putting Bay Cleanup and Local Communities at Risk
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 27 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release:
A divided (5-4) U.S. Supreme Court today granted a request by industry groups and allied states to block EPA from implementing the interstate ozone reduction plan it finalized in February.
EPA's "Good Neighbor" rule requires major polluters like coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone pollution that prevents downwind . . .
A divided (5-4) U.S. Supreme Court today granted a request by industry groups and allied states to block EPA from implementing the interstate ozone reduction plan it finalized in February.
EPA's "Good Neighbor" rule requires major polluters like coal-fired power plants to reduce emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone pollution that prevents downwind . . .