McConnell: Obama climate plan hinges on next president

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court ruling that delays a key element of President Barack Obama's strategy to fight climate change will likely push a final decision on the issue to the next president, the Senate's Republican leader said Monday as he urged the nation's 50 governors to continue a "wait-and-see" approach on Obama's plan.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky advised the governors to defy Obama's effort to limit carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants by refusing to submit compliance plans to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The so-called Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of Obama's efforts to fight climate change, would mark the first time the U.S. has ever limited carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.