(KTNC)-- A Supreme Court ruling declares the EPA went too far in regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, but only a bit too far. Senator Fischer sees little practical effect from the decision. .
Senator Johanns says the Supreme Court merely nibbled around the edges of the EPA's power. The ruling came prior to the EPA announcement it wants to cut carbon emissions from existing plants by up to 30-percent.
Senator Johanns doesn't see much practical effect to a Supreme Court ruling limiting the EPA's power to enforce the Clean Air Act. Johanns reads the ruling as stating the Supreme Court is more inclined to allow the EPA to interpret how to implement the Clean Air Act.
Johanns sees little in the reading that will curb the EPA's move against coal-fired power plants and sees little in a recent Supreme Court ruling that will curb what he asserts is the EPA's war on coal. The Supreme Court decision restricts the EPA's power to regulate under the Clean Air Act.Johanns says the court limited the EPA, but not by much.
The court case came prior to the recent EPA announcement that it wants existing power plants, including coal-fired power plants, to curb carbon emissions by as much as 30-percent.
© Nebraska Radio Network
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Walnut Township recall coming; Friday mtg erupts in arrest
Two search warrants, two Horton homes, two arrests
Four arrested for illegal activity on Kickapoo Reservation
Sabetha woman arrested in business burglary
Effingham teen facing child sex crimes charges
Severe storms move through NE KS
Document forgery alleged in ATCO's Walnut Township
Two Brown Co officers honored for their bravery
Whiting woman pleads to theft of fire dept. funds
Flags across KS to fly half-staff Sunday
Severe storms reported Tuesday in NE KS
Two men arrested in Jackson Co for distribute of meth
Atchison man nabbed for neighbor's 4 wheeler theft
Winning lottery ticket sold in Falls City about to expire
Meriden man bound over on rape charge
Tornado damage surveyed in NE KS
Richardson County Deputies busy during special enforcement
LATEST STORIES
Planned outage for Brown-Atchison Electric Tuesday
KS Courts: those affected by past cyber attack being contacted
Atchison apt fire draws strong response Monday
Falls City Education Assn awards nearly $39K in scholarships
Richardson Co Commission approves Sheriff's Dept items
Latest Brown, Doniphan Co filings
Council approves Aquatic Center hirings
Motorcyclist injured in Holt Co MO crash