Blue states sue EPA over repeal of emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants

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A coalition of 25 states and cities, led by New York’s attorney general, has filed a lawsuit to overturn the Trump EPA‘s repeal of pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants.

The group filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. Court of Appeals ‌for the D.C. ⁠Circuit on Thursday to strike down the agency’s final rule.

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