An Executive Summary of the Clean Power Plan Court Briefings includes "Twenty-eight states and over 120 companies and organizations are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan regulations. On February 9, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued an unprecedented stay of the rule pending review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Arguments were scheduled in front of a three-judge panel June 2-3, 2016. However, in an unexpected move, the Court announced that the battle over the Clean Power Plan will skip customary review by the three-judge panel and instead go before the full court in September."
Energy & Environment
The sun is stronger than our electric grid — and we are defenseless against it
The Carrington Event literally shocked telegraph operators. A repeat could shock an entire civilization into the pre-industrial age. Imagine being a telegraph operator in September 1859. You’re sitting at your station, using cutting-edge technology to tap out messages hundreds and thousands of miles away. Suddenly, brilliant auroras light up the night sky from the tropics...
February 9, 2026