WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is vowing to press ahead with efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions after a divided Supreme Court put aside his signature plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved.

Tuesday’s surprising move by the court is a blow to a President Barack Obama and a victory for the coalition of 27 mostly Republican-led states and industry opponents, who call the regulations “an unprecedented power grab.”

By issuing the temporary freeze, a 5-4 majority of the justices signaled that opponents made strong arguments against the rules. The high court’s four liberal justices said they would have denied the request for delay.

As we previously reported, Katie McDonald is the Director of Communications for Kansas City Power and Light. McDonald said the utility is already “ahead of the game” when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, and they plan to continue on that path. She said Iatan-2, the new plant is actually one of the cleanest coal plants in the country.

(AP with POST contributions)