Supreme Court suspends Clean Power Plan, yet 61% of public in the states suing the EPA support it

The Supreme Court suspended the Clean Power Plan, which sets CO2 limits on coal-fired power plants, following a lawsuit by a coalition of states and corporations. Despite this legal action, 61% of adults across the 27 suing states support the policy, with majorities in 23 of those states favoring strict carbon dioxide emission limits to combat global warming and improve public health.

• The Supreme Court suspended the implementation of the Clean Power Plan, which established strict CO2 limits for coal-fired power plants in late 2015, pending an appellate court hearing in the summer.
• There is a disconnect between the legal actions of state officials and public opinion, as 61% of adults across all 27 states suing the EPA support the policy, and majorities in 23 of those states support strict carbon dioxide emission limits for public health and global warming reasons.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2016). Supreme Court suspends Clean Power Plan, yet 61% of public in the states suing the EPA support it. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/update-supreme-court-suspends-clean-power-plan-yet-61-of-public-in-the-stat/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Supreme Court suspends Clean Power Plan, yet 61% of public in the states suing the EPA support it. 2016. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/update-supreme-court-suspends-clean-power-plan-yet-61-of-public-in-the-stat/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2016supreme, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Supreme Court suspends Clean Power Plan, yet 61\% of public in the states suing the EPA support it}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2016}, month = feb, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/update-supreme-court-suspends-clean-power-plan-yet-61-of-public-in-the-stat/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }