Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says the state will continue its plans to cut carbon emissions. That's despite a surprise move by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that put a hold on Obama's initiative to force states to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Pennsylvania has been on target to comply with the federal Clean Power Plan, and its target of reducing emissions 32 percent by 2030.
In the meantime, 27 other states opposed to the plan have challenged it in court. The Supreme Court has halted any further implementation of the plan until the court battle is over.
Abby Foster represents the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, which opposes the Clean Power Plan.
"Hopefully this will cause some pause from the Wolf Administration," Foster said. "And for them to consider the fact that this is a historic decision from the Supreme Court to even stay a regulation and they should take that into account especially since Pennsylvania is in the top three in the nation for electricity generation and production."
A spokesman for the Wolf Administration says it is keeping an eye on the legal process but the state will continue its efforts on the Clean Power Plan.
