Obama's carbon reduction plan under attack from 24 states and Republicans
by Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent from on (#RDSQ)
Coal groups and almost half of US states sued EPA for rules on cutting power plant pollution, as congressmen prepare to overturn crux of climate change plan
Twenty-four states have filed lawsuits against Barack Obama's rules for cutting carbon pollution from power plants, the first wave of a much-anticipated legal and political onslaught against his climate change plan.
The challenge filed on Friday asked a federal court in Washington DC, to strike down the power plant rules, thus gutting the heart of Obama's climate plan.
