Supreme Court Limits , EPA's Authority To Regulate , Power Plant Emissions.<br />Supreme Court Limits , EPA's Authority To Regulate , Power Plant Emissions.<br />On June 30, the Supreme Court limited <br />the Environmental Protection Agency's ability <br />to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.<br />'Time' reports that the ruling <br />delivered a significant blow <br />to the fight against climate change.<br />The Court ruled that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.<br />According to 'Time,' power plants account for approximately 30% of carbon dioxide output.<br />President Joe Biden has pledged <br />to cut greenhouse gas emissions in <br />the U.S. in half by the end of the decade.<br />His ambitious goal includes having an emissions-free power sector by 2035. .<br />The Supreme Court's decision could <br />complicate the Biden administration's <br />strategy for fighting climate change. .<br />The fight against broader EPA authority to regulate <br />carbon output was supported by prominent businesses, <br />including Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Tesla. .<br />'Time' reports that a recent <br />United Nations panel warned that , the effects of climate change , are about to worsen.<br />According to the U.N. report, those changes <br />will make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer <br />and more dangerous in the near future
