WASHINGTON - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new regulations on power plants. This was done to reduce carbon emissions which makes 24 states protesting the new regulations through the courts.
EPA-publish the final version of the new regulations on Friday, October 23, part of the administration of President Barack Obama's plan to cut more than 30 per cent of carbon emissions by 2030.
The new regulation requires all states to create a plan that is effective to meet the emission cuts in electricity generation.
The states who filed the lawsuit argued that coal mining jobs will be lost and the electricity will be more expensive. The Obama administration argued that the plan will create new clean energy jobs and will help curb the worst effects of climate change.
The question is whether or not the EPA can issue and enforce the new rules are valid. The agency argued that its authority comes from the article that is rarely used in the Clean Air Act, a law passed by Congress in 1990. Opponents claim the agency has pushed the limits of the law are too far away.
Attorney General of the State of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, who also opposed, said it had asked the court to enjoin enforcement of the regulations while the ongoing challenges in the courts. The problem is likely to get to the US Supreme Court.
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