Appeals court rejects EPA bid on pollution case

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court will not reconsider a decision blocking an Obama administration effort to tighten restrictions on power plant pollution.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the administration’s request for a new hearing on Thursday. The court said a majority of its eight active judges opposed rehearing the case.

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