The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Feb. 24 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other stationary sources.Professors Jonas Monast and Tim Profeta from Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions research cost-effective options for using energy policies to meet the nation's technology innovation and environmental protection goals. A Nicholas Institute report released Thursday outlines regulatory strategies that could be implemented in conjunction with forthcoming EPA rules: http://tinyurl.com/llku952Jonas MonastDirector, Climate and Energy Program, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke Universityjonas.monast@duke.edu http://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/about/people/jonas-monastQuote:"The Supreme Court is considering the rather narrow question of whether the greenhouse gas limits for vehicles trigger greenhouse gas limits for power plants and other large facilities. The outcome could potentially affect the EPA's greenhouse gas permitting programs, but President Obama's Climate Action Plan should remain intact."Tim ProfetaDirector, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke Universitytim.profeta@duke.eduhttp://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/about/people/timothy-profeta Quote:"Deploying new, innovative energy technologies is critical to tackle the challenge of climate change. For the foreseeable future, the Clean Air Act is likely to be a primary federal pathway for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources. There is much to gain from a concerted effort to use the Clean Air Act to promote new technologies, in conjunction with the EPA's current suite of greenhouse gas regulatory programs." _ _ _ _Duke experts on a variety of other topics can be found at http://newsoffice.duke.edu/resources-media/faculty-experts.