CPP Supporters Say Repeal Proposal Opens Up EPA, Utilities To Litigation

摘要

As EPA formally proposes to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) to limit power sector greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, supporters of the rule warn that if the agency does not issue an "adequate" replacement, then industry will face tort suits and the agency will face citizen suits seeking to force emission cuts. If EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt "does nothing at all, we can bring various kinds of litigation to force him to act," said David Doniger, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), during an Oct. 10 press call. "The [U.S. Court of Appeals for the] D.C. Circuit itself has indicated he has an obligation to act and some judges are looking at their wrist watches."