Upton, GOP vow to fight EPA’s climate authority

EPA: A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the EPA’s ​“endangerment finding” for greenhouse gases, saying the agency is ​“unambiguously correct” in interpreting that the Clean Air Act requires the agency to regulate emissions that contribute to climate change. [View the full text of the ruling here.] (Reuters)

ALSO: Michigan Rep. Fred Upton attacked the ruling as ​“a devastating blow to the U.S. economy and American consumers,” renewing his push for a bill that would strip the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. (The Hill)

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OIL: Part 2 of InsideClimate’s investigative report on the 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill explores the differences between ​“dilbit” from the Canadian oil sands and conventional crude oil.

KEYSTONE XL: The Obama administration has granted construction permits for the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, connecting Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf Coast. (New York Times)

SOLAR: A new report says the solar production glut will persist for another three years, with panel prices falling by nearly half by 2015. (Reuters)

WASTE-TO-ENERGY: Cleveland’s effort to build an innovative new waste-to-energy plant has been dogged by controversy and (inaccurate) visions of burning garbage. (ClimateWire)

SURVEY SAYS: A new poll finds 80 percent of Ohioans believe developing advanced energy technology will be important to the state’s economic future. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

EFFICIENCY: Minnesota-based Andersen Windows says it has reduced its energy consumption by 22 percent, saving the company $3 million over the past five years. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

TRANSPORTATION: Automotive reviewers rave about the Tesla Model S sedan, and is the Chevy Volt too affordable? (Treehugger, The Motley Fool)

COMMENTARY: Stephen Lacey says the utility and business interests seeking to defeat a ballot measure expanding Michigan’s renewable energy standard don’t have the facts on their side. (Climate Progress)