The State of Washington is challenging efforts to rollback the Clean Power Plan. | Pixabay
The State of Washington is challenging efforts to rollback the Clean Power Plan. | Pixabay
The State of Washington’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the state has won seven cases against the EPA for its decisions, and he appears to be spoiling for another fight.
Both Ferguson and Governor Jay Inslee issued statements on a multistate lawsuit challenging the current administration’s efforts to roll back the Clean Power Plan, a press release on Inslee’s website reported. President Trump is attempting to replace it with the Affordable Clean Energy rule which was finalized in 2019. It which does not require significant carbon emission reductions which places it at odds with Washington and other states. Oral arguments have been heard on the matter.
“Washington state is fighting this disgraceful rule mere weeks after catastrophic smoke and fires, fueled by climate change, choked our lungs and burned entire towns. There is no excuse for the Trump administration’s shameful refusal to limit carbon pollution and protect Americans from the escalating dangers of the climate crisis,” Inslee said in the press release.
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