Months after the United Nations issued another in a series of alarming reports on climate change, the Supreme Court’s decision prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing climate-friendly industry-wide changes.
President Joe Biden’s plan to address climate change hit a major hurdle as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to restrict federal reach in controlling emissions at power plants and beyond.
Global warnings The SCOTUS ruling comes just months after the United Nations issued another in a series of alarming reports on climate change, the latest suggesting that the most vulnerable nations are already behind in adapting to environmental pressure and intensifying natural disasters. It is mounting distress, the U.N. says, that comes at the hands of burning fossil-fuels CL00, -3.77% for power, transportation and more in the most-developed parts of the globe, including the U.S.
The Supreme Court stayed that plan, preventing it from taking effect, in 2016. Trump’s replacement still sought efficiency improvements but excluded the switch to cleaner fuels. “As our nation depends on electricity to power more of the economy, policymakers must recognize the need for time, technology development and the importance of always-available energy sources to maintain reliability and affordability,” the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association said in a statement.
— National Rural Electric Cooperative Association At a National Press Club event previewing the SCOTUS EPA case earlier this year, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey challenged Edison Electric Institute’s position that the case could undermine the EPA beyond the scope of the coal power case.
“The Biden administration focused on rules that limit power plant emissions of other pollutants. EPA’s expectation is that controls put in place for those other pollutants will also reduce a portion of a power plant’s carbon dioxide emissions. If EPA is right, that could significantly blunt the impact of today’s decision,” he said.
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