Top Court Rules E.P.A. May Overrule States
By REUTERS
Published: January 21, 2004
Filed at 11:52 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the federal government can overrule state decisions on environmental rules in a dispute over additional power capacity at an Alaskan zinc mine operated by Canada's Teck-Cominco Ltd. (TEKa.TO).
The 5-4 decision said the Environmental Protection Agency can stop construction of a major pollutant-emitting facility permitted by a state authority when EPA finds the state's decision on pollution control technology was unreasonable.
Do we know if this works in reverse also? I mean: Can the EPA overrule a State law that would require more stringent environmental regulations for companies?
Posted by yvelle at January 21, 2004 04:59 PMIt's not supposed to work in reverse but the Republican Congress is working on a number of bills that require states to meet and not exceed Federal standards.
Posted by P6 at January 21, 2004 06:13 PMGreat. The king of Ex Post Facto laws (the EPA) comes up with another one. It is just a matter of time before they start issueing bills of attainder.
Posted by Phelps at January 22, 2004 02:46 PM