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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Environment - "High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules"
Today, according to SCOTUS Blog, the U.S. Supreme Court "will hear argument in Entergy Corp. v. EPA (07-588) and two consolidated cases, on the regulation of cooling water intake structures under the Clean Water Act." The issue:
Whether the Clean Water Act permits the EPA to undergo a cost-benefit analysis in determining the most environmentally friendly technology at cooling water intake structures, and to regulate such structures at existing as well as new facilities.See all the filings at the above-link to the SCOTUS Blog Wiki link.
Nina Totenberg of NPR reported on the upcoming argument this morning. Her story, headed "High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules," is available here. It begins:
The U.S. Supreme Court hears an important environmental case Tuesday, testing whether utilities must use the best technology available to minimize harm to the nation's waterways. At issue is the physical impact on fish and the financial impact on companies.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 2, 2008 09:17 AM
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