Sign up for The BriefThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday paused a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan to reduce the amount of smog that drifts across state borders from industrial facilities like power plants., announced in March 2023, which requires Texas and 22 other states to cut emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that contribute to ozone pollution in neighboring states.calling it costly and ineffective.
One of those requirements is the good neighbor rule, which addresses the fact that air pollution can drift over wide areas and cross state lines — which means pollution migrating from so-called “upwind states” like Texas, with its massive petrochemical industry, could push neighboring states out of compliance with federal air standards.
“The hope of some of the plaintiffs is that there will be a different administration in the future that will eventually repeal or not let it go into effect,” he said. Environmental lawyers and advocates say the Supreme Court’s ruling means the industry will not be obligated to comply with the federal rule until the pause is lifted.
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