In what environmentalists hailed as a victory for efforts to curb climate change, an appeals panel in Washington on Jan. 21, 2016 rebuffed efforts to delay enforcement of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions until legal challenges are resolved.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order denying requests for a stay that would have barred the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing the Clean Power Plan.
The plan has been challenged by more than two dozen mostly Republican-led states and allied business and industry groups tied to fossil fuels. The states deride the carbon-cutting plan as an “unlawful power grab” that will kill coal-mining jobs and drive up electricity costs.
This order allows federal regulation of carbon emissions pending the court’s review of the case, set for June 2, 2016.
Obama press secretary Josh Earnest said the White House was pleased with the decision. “We are confident that the plan will reduce carbon pollution and deliver better air quality, improved public health and jobs across the country,” Earnest said. “We look forward to continuing to work with states and other stakeholders taking steps to implement the Clean Power Plan.”
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