Supreme Court halts Obama's climate-change plans. Republican-led states win reprieve from fossil-fuel regulations

[rangerrebew]

Supreme Court halts Obama's climate-change plans
Republican-led states win reprieve from fossil-fuel regulations
Published: 10 hours ago


The U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on President Obama’s climate-change agenda on Tuesday.

Obama’s regulations on carbon emissions must be put on hold until a litany of lawsuits by 27 states are resolved, the judges ruled. The states argued Obama’s EPA regulations were tantamount to “an unprecedented power grab.”

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The practical effect of court’s 5-4 ruling is that strict new fossil-fuel regulations within Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” will not be enforced until after Obama leaves office. The president’s original plan was to force power plants to cut carbon emissions by 32 percent over 2005 levels by 2030.

Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagen and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

“This wasn’t a rule so much as it was a reimagining of the entire electricity system of the United States,” Michael McKenna, a GOP energy strategist, told the Washington Times.

“We are thrilled that the Supreme Court realized the rule’s immediate impact and froze its implementation, protecting workers and saving countless dollars as our fight against its legality continues,” Attorney General Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia added in a statement released Monday.

Get the details on Obama’s activities in “The People vs. Barack Obama: The Criminal Case Against the Obama Administration.”

A federal appellate court has scheduled further hearings on the lawsuits for June 2, the newspaper reported.

Lawsuits related to Obama’s regulations are predicted to continue at least into 2017. The Supreme Court is expected to revisit the issue at that time.

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[mountaineer]

West Virginia's AG was one of those leading the charge. He posted on Facebook:

We won and obtained a stay at the US Supreme Court against President Obama's illegal and unprecedented Power Plan. Make no mistake about it, this is a great day for coal miners and West Virginia. US Supreme Court has never granted a stay in this type of case before! We obtained the stay with a 5-4 vote!

WVGOP issues a statement:

Morrisey Suit Blocks Power Plant Regs

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and his office won a stay in the U. S. Supreme Court over President Barack Obama's coal-killing Clean Power Plan, WVGOP Chairman Conrad Lucas released this statement:

 "Today is a victory for West Virginia and a victory for coal - and that victory was delivered by Patrick Morrisey.  On countless occasions, Patrick Morrisey has stood with coal miners and hardworking West Virginians and, now, in our nation's highest court, Morrisey's perseverance prevailed.  Obama's relentless War On Coal has met its match with the brilliant legal mind and hard work of West Virginia's Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.  By halting the President's crippling EPA power plant regulation, his office has delivered a crushing blow to the Obama administration's efforts to destroy West Virginia.

 This is West Virginia. We mine coal here. And thanks to Patrick Morrisey, our resources can continue to power an empire. This fall, voters will have a chance to elect a conservative President who understands the importance of coal and utilizing our state's domestic energy resources. And, fortunately, West Virginians will again have the opportunity to vote for Patrick Morrisey to continue fighting for our very way of life as Attorney General."

Obama's war on coal is killing this state.

[Bigun]

West Virginia's AG was one of those leading the charge. He posted on Facebook:
WVGOP issues a statement:Obama's war on coal is killing this state.

Hallelujah!!!