Supreme Court halts Obama carbon emissions rule

The Washington Times reports:

The Supreme Court halted the EPA’s major anti-global warming initiative late Tuesday evening, dealing a major blow to President Obama’s hopes of overseeing a green-energy transition in his final year in office.

The 5-4 decision by the court puts the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation on hold while a lower appeals court hears states’ challenge to the rules.

Twenty-nine states had sued to stop the rules, which were intended to control greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.

Energy advocates said the rules would force a major shift in the economy, pushing energy companies and consumers toward solar and wind power and away from the fossil fuels that currently underpin most electricity in the U.S.

While the stay isn’t a ruling on the actual merits of the EPA’s regulations, energy industry said it suggested a majority of the justices are skeptical of what Mr. Obama did.

The Obama regime loses one in court.