Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA

Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court

Escalating Legal Attacks on California’s Longstanding Clean Air Act “Waiver” Authority

This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued important orders in two closely-related environmental cases previously decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Last Friday the justices granted review in Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing to decide whether fossil fuel manufacturers have legal standing to challenge an …

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