Nov 1, 2006

High court set to hear power plant case

The Duke Power Riverbend Steam Station power plant is seen Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006 in Mount Holley, N.C. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, in the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for Duke, environmental groups and the U.S. government will argue about applying an Environmental Protection Agency pollution control program to coal-fired plants like Riverbend." (AP Photo/Chris Keane)Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are scheduled for Wednesday in a pollution case where the Bush administration is siding against a power company in order to be consistent with its position in the lower courts. Full MSNBC read here