CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Oct. 16, 2013
- October 16, 2013 |
- CEO Update
SCOTUS to take up greenhouse gas case The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up six separate petitions brought by states and industry groups challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The decision came as welcome news to many associations that had initiated or joined in the lawsuits. A lower court ruled in 2012 that EPA did have the authority to curb emissions, so the Supreme Court's decision gives many groups a second shot at tearing down what they view as job-killing regulations. "The EPA is seeking to regulate U.S. manufacturing in a way that Congress never planned and never intended," said Harry Ng, vice… Read More