Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama's Carbon Emission Plan

President-elect, Donald Trump - under
 pressure from 24 States to dismantle
 Obama's climate strategy.

Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to kill the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants.

The coalition requested the incoming Republican government undo the Clean Power Plan enacted by the current Democratic administration. The law was designed to lower carbon emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants by 2030 to 32 percent below 2005 levels.

The Supreme Court has ordered a delay in implementation until legal challenges to the regulation are completed.

The group, headed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, suggests Congress take action to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from drafting similar regulations in the future.

Read the Scientific American story - “Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama's Carbon Emission Plan.”