Supreme Court Won’t Halt EPA’s Coal Waste Rule

An electric utility claims the agency lacks legal authority to require new safety measures at coal ash storage facilities.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court denied an electric utility’s emergency request on Dec. 11 to block a federal rule requiring energy producers to prevent leakage of coal ash from storage facilities into groundwater.

The court issued an unsigned order denying the emergency application in East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision.