Clean Power Plan: Legal Background and Pending Litigation in West Virginia v. EPA
Description:
This report provides legal background on the Clean Power Plan rule (CPP) to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), its Clean Air Act (CAA) framework under Section 111, and climate-related lawsuits that have preceded the present litigation over the CPP. It then gives an overview of the participants in the current litigation, including two groups of Members of Congress, who have offered briefs in support of the petitioners and the respondents, respectively.
Date:
March 8, 2017
Creator:
Tsang, Linda & Wyatt, Alexandra M.
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