The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted the Environmental Protection Agency's "clean power plan" yesterday by issuing a stay, siding with states and other groups who are challenging the rule’s legality. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., welcomed the court's decision on the controversial regulations central to President Obama's attempts to put coal power plants out of business.

"Ultimately, the states know what is best, and over two dozen of them, including Wyoming, saw fit to challenge this regulation in court,” Enzi said. “This is one of the president's most heavy-handed regulations that would destroy jobs and raise energy prices across the nation. The EPA does not have unlimited authority to implement whatever ill-conceived regulations it chooses."

The Supreme Court's decision comes as a major blow to the Administration, who had presented the “clean power plan” at a U.N. climate summit in Paris last year, a move Enzi criticized as "nothing short of irresponsible and disingenuous”.

"This is not the end,” Enzi said, “As the court case moves forward, we need to be vigilant in making sure people understand that without coal, America can't afford to keep the lights on.”