U.S. Supreme Court ruling kills broad EPA plan to ditch coal for renewables - 89.3 WFPL News Louisville

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Thursday could severely limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to move the nation towards renewable energy.
56% :Environmental groups in the region are appalled at the ruling, while coal industry supporters are celebrating a victory.
45% :No matter the decision, utilities may continue to move away from coal anyways.
44% : "We're committed to not burn coal beyond 2050 unless it is mitigated with carbon dioxide removal technologies [It] really doesn't change our plans at this stage," she said.
43% : The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by coal companies and states, including Kentucky and West Virginia, seeking to curb the federal agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions.
37% : Meanwhile, Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron tweeted the ruling would prevent an "extreme climate change agenda" from causing "irreparable damage" to the coal industry.
35% : "It is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme," Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.

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