Global warming loses in Supreme Court

This isn't a total victory for prosperity over global warming zealots--the Environmental Protection Agency seems to have a free hand for now to create more mischief--but we'll take it.

From Fox News:

In the most significant global warming case to reach its front doors, the Supreme Court on Monday blocked a major lawsuit brought by states and environmental groups against five large power companies they accused of creating a public nuisance because of carbon dioxide emissions.

The court ruled 8-0 that the authority to set standards for reducing emissions lies with the Environmental Protection Agency, under air pollution rules established by the Clean Air Act. The court said just because the EPA hasn't acted yet doesn't mean that its authority is no longer valid.

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