In its court plea, Texas accused the EPA of overstepping its authority.
But the EPA argues that Texas has left it no choice. Texas is the only state that has refused to comply with the EPA's new greenhouse gas rules that went into effect on Jan. 2.
EPA wants to issue TX greenhouse gas permits
HOUSTON
The EPA filed its motion on Thursday in the U.S. Court of
Appeals in Washington. The motion came after the court asked the
agency to wait until Friday before implementing its plan to
directly issue the permits in Texas, the nation's leader in
greenhouse gas emissions and industrial pollution.
