The EPA is being sued by 24 US states and the National Mining Association , who oppose Obama 's clean energy plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. Both lawsuits were filed on 2005 , and oppose the EPA rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants 32% by 2005 (from 2005 levels), sending a powerful message ahead of the Paris climate change conference in 2030 . The White House has said it would veto any effort in Congress to overturn the EPA rules, however, the Republicans are also trying to disrupt Obama 's clean energy plans by blocking the Paris from signing a climate deal in Paris , without it being approved by the Senate .
The EPA is being sued by 24 US states and the National Mining Association, who oppose Obama's clean energy plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants. Both lawsuits were filed on Friday, and oppose the EPA rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants 32% by 2030 (from 2005 levels), sending a powerful message ahead of the Paris climate change conference in just over a month's time. The White House has said it would veto any effort in Congress to overturn the EPA rules, however, the Republicans are also trying to disrupt Obama's clean energy plans by blocking the US from signing a climate deal in Paris, without it being approved by the Senate.