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Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump administration power plant emissions rules
Original: Illinois joins lawsuit against Trump administration over greenhouse gas pollution from power plants
Illinois has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approach to greenhouse gas pollution from power plants. The state argues the administration's rollback of federal limits on plant emissions would worsen climate change and undermine protections for air quality. The case adds Illinois to a coalition of states pushing back on federal environmental policy, and it highlights the growing legal battles over how much authority Washington has to regulate carbon pollution from the power sector.
Why now: The Trump administration's rollback of power plant greenhouse gas rules has prompted states to sue, and Illinois now joining makes the case more significant.
Evidence
- Illinois joins lawsuit against Trump administration over greenhouse gas pollution from power plants · STLPR
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