Key Lawyer Expects Court To Pause NSPS Suit, But CPP Case 'Less Clear'

A lawyer representing electric cooperatives in litigation over EPA's power plant greenhouse gas rules is expressing confidence that an appellate court will grant a Trump administration request to pause litigation over the rule for new power plants, but is “less clear” about whether the court will also halt the high-profile suit over a companion rule for existing plants. Thomas Lorenzen, an attorney at Crowell & Moring who represents the co-ops, along with co-author Daniel Leff, says in a March 31...