[REGIONAL NEWS] States sue Trump Administration over rollback of Obama-era climate rule

A coal-burning power plant in Castle Dale, Utah. A Trump administration plan to regulate coal-fired plants more lightly faces a major legal challenge.
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By Lisa Friedman | The New York Times

A coalition of 29 states and cities on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on coal-burning power plants, setting up a case that could determine how much leverage the federal government has to fight climate change in the future.

The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a long-running battle over the future of coal and how to regulate the nation’s heavily polluting power plants, which are major producers of greenhouse gases that warm the planet. It also is the most significant test to date of the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate or weaken former President Obama’s regulations to reduce the United States’ contribution to global warming.

It is a case that could go all the way to the Supreme Court. If justices there were to ultimately decide in favor of the Trump administration, it could weaken the ability of future presidents to regulate carbon dioxide pollution from power plants, experts said, and make it  harder for the United States to tackle climate change.

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