The busy season of U.S. Supreme Court decisions has come to an end, and among the policies justices struck down is the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants. But what does it mean for Idaho?Justices ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs approval from Congress to address something big and new such as climate change, reversing the agency’s attempt to regulate coal-fired power plants. The decision places more responsibility on states to govern carbon emissions.Marie Kellner, conservation programs director for the Idaho Conservation League, said her group is disappointed with the decision, but notes it may not affect Idaho’s trajectory much. “Here in Idaho, we’re moving in the right direction and I actually don’t have a lot of concern that this opinion is going to change or reverse that…
Despite SCOTUS EPA Decision ID Moves Toward Clean Energy / Public News Service
