"WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let President Joe Biden's administration raise the cost estimate for the societal impact of greenhouse gases that federal agencies would be able to consider when drafting new regulations, rejecting a bid by Republican-led states to block the move.
The action by the justices in a brief unsigned order boosted the Democratic president's efforts to factor the risks of global warming into federal decision-making. The Supreme Court left in place a lower court's decision in favor of the Biden administration.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in March blocked a decision the previous month by a federal judge in Louisiana who issued a sweeping injunction preventing the federal government from considering the formula."
Lawrence Hurley reports for Reuters May 26, 2022.
SEE ALSO:
"Supreme Court Allows Greenhouse Gas Cost Estimates" (New York Times)
"Supreme Court Rules Biden Admin Can Use Climate Metric" (E&E News)
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