Energy and Environment

Supreme Court rejects air pollution case

By Kyle Feldscher
Published March 28, 2016 4:00pm ET
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Supreme Court rejects air pollution case
The court declined to hear Ohio v. Sierra Club, a decision that upholds the ruling of the Sixth Circuit Court backing the Sierra Club, which wanted stricter EPA enforcement of the Clean Air Act. (AP Photo)

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case that would have passed judgment on the way the Environmental Protection Agency requires states to comply with air pollution rules.

The court declined to hear Ohio v. Sierra Club, a decision that upholds the ruling of the Sixth Circuit Court backing the Sierra Club, which wanted stricter EPA enforcement of the Clean Air Act.

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