Ga. Judges Reject Court Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday dealt a blow to environmental groups, tossing a lower court ruling that a permit for a proposed power plant must limit carbon dioxide emissions. The lower court decision had been called the only U.S. court ruling holding that carbon dioxide emissions must be considered when building a power plant. But the Court of Appeals said the decision moved the issue too quickly, before Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency decided how to regulate greenhouse gases.