A group of states have asked the United States Supreme Court to put a hold on President Barack Obama's plan to restrain carbon dioxide emissions. This legacy-building plan of the US President is said to fight the arising threat of climate change.
According to Yahoo! News, 26 states lead by coal producer West Virginia and oil producer Texas filed a stay application with U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts after Washington Appeals Court has declined to block President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan.
Initially, major business groups have sought to block the current plan of the US President to officially curb carbon dioxide emissions. This is in accordance with the States' support to combat its way towards climate change which is a major global concern.
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts has been expecting President Barack Obama to respond on the said case filed. By then, he can finally act on the said stay application to circulate and inform the other Supreme Court justices about the waited verdict regarding the matter, Reuters cited. The White House established the recent Clean Power Plan that is said to put limitation on carbon pollution produced by power plants. With this, large businesses are being threatened.
In a shared report by Politics USA, more than twelve (12) states and the National League of Cities have backed the Environmental Protection Agency's rule. More than 19,000 U.S. cities are in representation on the said agency rule backing. President Barack Obama's movement to finally fight and kill all threats of climate change that is affected the global network will be one of his legacy as the President of the United States of America.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is due to hear oral arguments in the case on June 2.
