The court's justices said the challengers "demonstrated the irreparable harm and likelihood of success" of their case, which are required to stop the rule from taking effect.
EPA proposed the rule in December, the then-acting administrator signed it in August and it was made final in October. It was due to have gone into effect this week.
Bringing suit were attorneys general for 12 states -- Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin -- and legal officers for New York City, Washington, San Francisco, New Haven and a host of other cities in Connecticut.
I think this is more of a case of blatant as opposed to covert. He has made no secret of his contempt for the environment or anyone who makes less than 6 figures. I don't know which is worse, this, opening 300,000 acres of the Tongass forest, or reopening Yellowstone's trails to snowmobiles and ATVs
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DEC 24, 2003 11:59 AM