The U.S. Senate is trying to put President Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold in advance of international climate talks in Paris, but Obama’s veto pen is at the ready.
The Senate has been led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for 100 days, and it's hard to ignore the evidence that corporate interests are trumping public health and welfare when it comes to addressing climate change.
The EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan is a turning point for our nation in tackling climate change, yet Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has been advising states to forgo developing their own implementation plans.