U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 3, 2009
U.S. Justices Rule Cost Concerns Pertinent in Power Plant Planning
In a defeat for environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the EPA can take into account economic costs when considering what kind of technology energy companies should use to upgrade their power plants.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - In a defeat for environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government can take into account economic costs when considering what kind of technology power plants should use to update their water-intake cooling mechanisms. The court held that the decision made by the Bush administration's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a cost-benefit analysis when decid...
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