The regulations sought to limit contaminants released by `` upwind states '' A U.S. Appeals Court panel said the EPA exceeded its authority . `` By doing so , EPA departed from its consistent prior approach to implementing the good neighbor provision and violated the act . '' In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court ruled that the agency had overstepped its authority.
The regulations sought to limit contaminants released by `` upwind states '' A U.S. Appeals Court panel said the EPA exceeded its authority . In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court ruled that the agency had overstepped its authority.