The Utah attorney general’s office cheered the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan as executive overreach, but environmental groups say the decision sets back efforts to clean up the state’s power grid.
, Cox’s senior communications adviser, said the governor is “thrilled” with the decision.
Utah was one of 26 states that sued to block the Clean Power Plan back in 2016, and Thursday’s ruling marked a victory for those states.said Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak. RMP operates two large coal-fired power plants in Emery County that supply electricity to Utahns. Those plants would have fallen under Clean Power Plan regulations.
Logan Mitchell, Utah Clean Energy climate scientist and energy analyst, was disappointed in the decision. “We need every tool in the toolbox to reduce emissions at the scale and pace necessary to meet the climate challenge.” Joro Walker, general counsel for Western Resource Advocates, said it’s time for the state step up in the push for clean energy.
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