Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 25 states, led by West Virginia and Indiana, in petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency stay on the implementation of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This action comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently declined to block the rule.
The contested rule mandates that existing coal-, natural gas-, and oil-fired power plants must either adopt emission-capturing technologies deemed unworkable or cease operations. It imposes more stringent emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.
Attorney General Marshall criticized the rule, stating, “Electricity prices are already high, but the Biden-Harris Administration doesn’t care. Their unelected bureaucrats will regulate traditional sources of electricity out of existence. As the last line of defense, we will not allow radical agencies like the EPA to wield illegal authority over states that will have devastating economic consequences on our great state.”
The coalition includes states such as Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
The group seeks to prevent the rule’s enforcement while legal challenges are resolved, arguing that it would have severe economic impacts and regulatory overreach.
