"WASHINGTON — A federal court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the nation’s largest coal companies and 14 coal-producing states that sought to block one of President Obama’s signature climate change policies.

The lawsuit, Murray Energy v. E.P.A., challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. If enacted, the rule could shutter hundreds of such plants, freeze construction of future plants and slow demand for coal production in the United States.

The lawsuit was the first in a wave of expected legal challenges to the E.P.A. climate change rules. Legal experts say they expect some of those challenges to make it to the Supreme Court."

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times June 9, 2015. [2]

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"EPA Clean Power Plan Dodges Court Challenge—For Now" (InsideClimate News) [3]

"Court Rejects Bid To Block EPA Power Plant Standards" (Greenwire) [4]