Clean Air Act

The Supreme Court unanimously smacks down Duke Energy for trying to end-run the Clean Air Act. This case was argued by lawyers from the Southern Environmental Law Center, who recently spoke at the political salon hosted by my wonderful wife here in Chapel Hill!

This is very good news.

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost Monday to a federal clean air initiative aimed at forcing utilities to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired power plants. In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled against Duke Energy Corp. in a lawsuit brought by the Clinton administration, part of a massive enforcement effort targeting more than a dozen utilities.