The Oct. 23 publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from new and existing powerplants has opened the floodgates to a barrage of lawsuits.
The rules are part of the administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030. The rules call for reducing the fleet of inefficient coal and other fossil-fueled plants and replacing them with a variety of power sources that emit less CO2.