Arizona energy regulators cheer ruling on EPA suit

Justice Scalia announces opinion in Utility Air v. EPA./SCOTUS.blog
Justice Scalia announces opinion in Utility Air v. EPA./SCOTUS.blog

By Rachel Leingang and Luige del Puerto | Arizona Capitol Times

In a much anticipated environmental case, a divided U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency may not disregard costs in deciding whether to regulate coal-fired plants in order to reduce mercury and other toxic emissions.

The EPA “must consider cost – including, most importantly, cost of compliance – before deciding whether regulation is appropriate and necessary,” wrote Justice Antonin Scalia, who penned the majority opinion in Michigan v. EPA.

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