USA Today: A federal appeals court today struck down a major Obama administration air pollution regulation to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants that crossed state lines. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency had exceeded its authority by trying to limit the amount of health-damaging sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emitted in 27 mostly Eastern states and Texas, Reuters says. The majority opinion, written...
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