West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey told The Epoch Times in an interview that he hopes the Supreme Court will use an upcoming case to rein in the far-reaching powers of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to shut down carbon dioxide-generating industries without regard to the economic well-being of those affected. The problem is the EPA is trying to transform itself from “an environmental regulator into a central energy planning authority,” said Morrisey, a Republican. Morrisey is referring to the case known as West Virginia v. EPA, court file 20-1530, which the Supreme Court will hear Feb. 28. West Virginia is a major coal-, natural gas-, and crude oil-producing state. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, West Virginia was fifth among U.S. states in energy production in 2019, accounting for 5 percent of the nation’s total. In 2020, it was the second-largest coal producer in the country, after …