EPA Defies Judge, Imposes Water Rule

Posted on August 28, 2015
EPA Defies Judge, Imposes Water Rule

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announces new regulations for power plants at EPA headquarters June 2, 2014 in Washington, DC. Bypassing Congress and using President Barack Obama's 'Climate Action Plan,' the new regulations will force more than 600 existing coal-fired power plants, the single largest source of greenhouse gas emission in the country, to reduce their carbon pollution 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The EPA says it is interpreting Thursday’s injunction as applying only to the states that sued in the North Dakota district court

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