The very conservative Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday limited the means of the federal state to fight against greenhouse gases, a decision which could have a serious impact on global warming.
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Its six conservative judges ruled, against the advice of their three progressive colleagues, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not enact general rules to regulate emissions from coal-fired power plants, which produce nearly 20% of electricity in the United States.