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" The U.S. Supreme Court struck down new rules for stricter emissions standards for coal-fired power plants this morning, dealing a major setback to the Environmental Protection Agency that could leave it more vulnerable to legal challenges from industry and Republican-led states. It also means many members of the American public will continue to breathe shitty air. As the Guardian reports, the 5-4 decision steamrolled years of efforts to clean up air pollution, namely mercury, arsenic, and other toxins coal-fired power plants put in the air and nearby lakes and rivers. The regulation, which was already underway, would have affected about 600 such plants across the country primarily in the Midwest and South. Though the regulation was adopted in 2012, industry leaders and 21 Republican-led states argued that the EPA rules were prohibitive and overstepped bounds. The EPA had mishandled estimates of the new rules&amp;#039; cost, they argued, despite the EPA&amp;#039;s contention that costs to the public&amp;#039;s health far outweighed those of new equipment. Too bad they didn&amp;#039;t consider the health costs they&amp;#039;ll probably be facing themselves. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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