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Supreme Court limits the EPA in curbing power plant emissions

The high court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.

Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo.
Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo.Read moreRick Bowmer / AP
    by Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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