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La Corte Suprema votó 5-4 para suspender el “Plan del Buen Vecino” de la EPA

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to stay EPA’s “Good Neighbor Plan”

Health and environmental stakes are high as the Court ruled in favor of industrial polluters and political allies in their challenge of the EPA’s efforts to curb smog and protect communities.

The future of the Good Neighbor Plan hangs in the balance, with implications for public health and economic prosperity nationwide.

El futuro del Plan del Buen Vecino es incierto, con implicaciones para la salud pública y la prosperidad económica

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “Polluting industries always challenge pollution regulations because it costs them money to protect our health. We’re hoping that a few members of the court’s right-wing supermajority will remember that they shouldn’t be second-guessing sound judgments about what’s best for our kids’ lungs.”

The future of the Good Neighbor Plan is uncertain, with implications for public health and economic prosperity

Blocking the Good Neighbor Plan would be extraordinarily harmful

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “The Supreme Court’s taken a particular and distressing interest in environmental laws. It’s sort of saying, `Look, these things are guilty until proven innocent.’ And that’s a new way for courts to be treating environmental regulations.”

An opinion piece by Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice

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The bill doubles down on policies that reject science, undermine environmental protections, and prioritize the profits of polluting industries over our health

Reductions in cross-state smog-forming emissions will go forward

Order denies the requests of states and industry groups to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Good Neighbor Rule.” The rule, designed to address cross-state air pollution and the adverse health effects of ozone pollution, also called smog, will improve public health and air quality.

Congress must reject these poison pill riders and non-negotiable provisions that will harm communities and the environment.

The Good Neighbor Rule will require 23 states to clean up their smog-forming emissions

The rule requires states to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy smog levels in downwind states