A Louisiana federal district court has halted a key climate initiative from Joe Biden that he implemented shortly after becoming president last year.
restored the climate cost estimate to about $51 per ton of carbon dioxide emissions after the Trump administration had reduced the figure to about $7 or less per ton. Former President Donald Trump’s estimate included only damages felt in the U.S. versus the global damages captured in higher estimates that were previously used under the Obama administration.
"Plaintiff States have sufficiently identified the kinds of harms to support injunctive relief," Cain’s ruling stated. "Moreover, the Court finds that the Plaintiff States have made a clear showing of an injury-in-fact, and that such injury ‘cannot be undone through monetary remedies.'" President Joe Biden walks past members of the media as he and first lady Jill Biden leave the White House in Washington to board Marine One helicopter, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Wilming
"The Court agrees that the public interest and balance of equities weigh heavily in favor of granting a preliminary injunction," the ruling added.Associated Press contributed to this report
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