Tanner’s Creek Power Station in Lawrenceburg, IN – closed in 2015 by new EPA regulations. Photo by A. Watts
Posted on 02/10/2016 9:07:47 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
From the skeptics and common sense win one department…
Tanner’s Creek Power Station in Lawrenceburg, IN – closed in 2015 by new EPA regulations. Photo by A. Watts
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President Obama’s controversial new power plant regulations, dealing a blow to the administration’s sweeping plan to address global warming.
In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after legal challenges are resolved.
The surprising move is a victory for the coalition of 27 mostly Republican-led states and industry opponents that call the regulations “an unprecedented power grab.â€
By temporarily freezing the rule the high court’s order signals that opponents have made a strong argument against the plan. A federal appeals court last month refused to put it on hold.
The court’s four liberal justices said they would have denied the request.
The plan aims to stave off the worst predicted impacts of climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions at existing power plants by about one-third by 2030.
Appellate arguments are set to begin June 2.
Full story here (h/t to Charles Rotter)
2 power plants in my county in SW PA were closed. Coal mines closed. We were already reeling from from 7 yrs of this a$$hole’s policies then this. Thousands of jobs lost in an already hard hit arre. My plant just laid off 1/3 of the workforce
Obama is a dictator.
Trump would be the same.
I guess the Supreme Court is sensing the mood of the Republic and is covering their butts now.
Rubbish remarks about Trump
Maybe you prefer mealy mouthed leaders.
Anyone who conflates Donald Trump with obama is either seriously uninformed or demented
Trump would be the same.
And there we have it - you need to find out what's causing the dreams that seem to be intruding into your daytime reveries....or just change Parties because your tactics benefit the other side far more than ours.
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