By Jeremiah Shelor, June 29, 2015

CLARKSBURG — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not properly consider the costs of its plan to regulate emissions of mercury and other toxic substances.

After news broke of the court’s 5-4 decision Monday, West Virginia leaders applauded the ruling, which strikes a legal blow to one component of the EPA’s broader strategy for limiting emissions from the nation’s power plants.

“This decision is a strong rebuke of the EPA’s overreach and will force the Obama Administration to consider the true costs to businesses and families of complying with these burdensome regulations,” U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said. “Unfortunately, the ruling is too late to stop the damage from this regulation and save the coal-fired power plants that have already been shut down. States and utilities considering complying with the EPA’s other economically destructive regulations should take notice of this decision.”

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