Supreme Court strikes down EPA clean-air rule, says cost must be accounted for

A divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Environmental Protection Agency must take cost into account when deciding whether to regulate mercurcy and other toxics emitted from coal-burning power plants. In a case that pit states against each other, and split the energy industry as well, the court’s 5-4 conservative majority said the EPA acted unreasonably in not taking cost into account.
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