Trey Pollard trey.pollard@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the D.C. Circuit Court put a temporary 60 day suspension on any decision on litigation over the Clean Power Plan, asking for additional briefings on the question of whether the Court should remand the case to the EPA or hold onto it.
The Sierra Club is one of several groups litigating on behalf of the Clean Power Plan’s life-saving protections.
In response, Sierra Club’s Chief Climate Counsel Joanne Spalding released the following statement:
"The Court seems to understand that Scott Pruitt can't have it both ways, attempting to put a hold on this case and throw the Clean Power Plan into a black hole all while not fulfilling the EPA’s court-required duty to tackle the climate crisis. Now, the court is asking for further briefings on just that debate.
“The fact is that the Clean Power Plan remains on strong legal footing, with readily achievable emissions reduction targets toward which our nation is already making major strides to save lives and protect the health of the public. This progress can’t be turned around as clean energy is growing cheaper and more accessible. The Clean Power Plan ensures that transition to a clean energy economy occurs in an orderly and equitable way across the country, and the thousands of people marching in the streets tomorrow for climate action will ensure we fight for this lifesaving standard as we keep moving the nation forward on climate.”
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