Utility industry groups and several states are righting EPA's request for an appellate court to lift its stay on implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) emissions trading program, fearing major regulatory burdens if the rule takes effect because the court might scrap CSAPR when it resolves pending litigation. Allowing CSAPR to take effect now "would cause disruption in the (likely) event that the rule is again struck down," argues a coalition of utility and labor groups in a July 31 filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in consolidated litigation over remaining challenges to the rule.
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