U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA Ability to Fight Climate Crisis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Transitioning away from burning coal and gas to clean renewable energy in Wisconsin will not only impact greenhouse gas emissions, it will also save as much as $2.75 billion in health costs every year and hundreds of lives.
44% :Under the Obama rule, states had been able to meet rule requirements and effectively reduce emissions by encouraging power companies to shift generation from higher emitting sources, like coal and gas, to cleaner sources like solar and wind.
38% : Court decision restricts future EPA regulation of power plant carbon emissions under the Clean Air ActToday the U.S. Supreme Court restricted some of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to limit carbon emissions from power plants -- just as the window to avert the worst impacts of climate change is beginning to close.
34% : "A rule was coming that the coal industry didn't like, and the Court jumped in to stop it.

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