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Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants

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States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    States and cities sue over Trump’s EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Twenty-one states, led by New York, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant rule.

  2. The Boston Globe

    New England states join lawsuit over Trump’s EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The EPA announced last month it’s revoking the Biden-era rule and said it's taking steps to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.

  3. KDVR Denver

    Colorado joins states, cities suing over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants (opens KDVR Denver)

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    Colorado is one of more than two dozen states and cities that sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

  4. Quartz

    25 states and cities sue EPA over repeal of power plant emissions limits (opens Quartz)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James led the coalition, which filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – States and cities sue over Trump’s EPA eliminating rule (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Blue states sue EPA over repeal of emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A coalition of 25 states and cities, led by New York’s attorney general, has filed a lawsuit to overturn the Trump EPA‘s repeal of pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants. The group filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. Court of Appeals ‌for the D.C.

  7. UPI

    States sue to block Trump's rollback of power plant emission rules (opens UPI)

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    Democratic attorneys general, governors and mayors sue the Trump administration over its repeal of climate regulations for power plants.

  8. The Guardian

    US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules (opens The Guardian)

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    Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis States and cities sued the Trump administration on Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hawaii among states suing over Trump’s repeal of climate rules for power plants (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> A coalition of 21 states, including Hawaii, and four cities sued the Trump administration Thursday over its move to erase all limits on planet-warming emissions from power plants.

  10. ABC 7 Chicago

    Illinois sues over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

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