Four oil and gas associations joined 20 other business groups on Apr. 18 in asking the US Supreme Court to review the US Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gases.
Those four were the American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, Independent Petroleum Association of America, and Western States Petroleum Association.
Last year, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a request to rehear a decision upholding EPA's interpretation.
Speaking recently for the coalition of 20 groups, National Association of Manufacturers Pres. Jay Timmons said, "EPA's regulation of [GHGs] from stationary sources is one of the most costly, complex, and encompassing energy regulatory issues."
Timmons said the Supreme Court needs to consider the case, noting that Appeals Court Judges Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Janice Rogers Brown dissented in last year's ruling.
"The judgment of the court of appeals plainly warrants review," the coalition's petition said. "That decision adopts an EPA interpretation of the Clean Air Act that the agency concedes produces 'absurd' consequences inconsistent with congressional intent."
The American Chemistry Council said, "We hope the Supreme Court recognizes the critical importance of the issue we are presenting and agrees to hear our challenge to EPA's regulations."
ACC noted that "GHGs are not criteria pollutants with established National Ambient Air Quality Standards."
