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The Supreme Court limited the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in a 6-3 ruling handed down Tuesday that will have far reaching implications on the federal government’s overreach into disputed Climate issues.
The court held in West Virginia v. EPA that the Trump-era EPA did not violate the Clean Air Act by significantly softening planned limits on carbon emissions from power plants.
The court further agreed with a collection of Republican-led states and coal industry groups that the EPA, because its head is a political appointee, cannot accelerate the power sector’s transition from fossil fuels to clean energy because that goes beyond the powers granted to the EPA under the Clean Air Act.
“Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible ‘solution to the crisis of the day,’” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, quoting from a previous court ruling. “But it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme.”
let's see if the NYT is wringing its little paws.
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The court held in West Virginia v. EPA that the Trump-era EPA did not violate the Clean Air Act by significantly softening planned limits on carbon emissions from power plants.
The court further agreed with a collection of Republican-led states and coal industry groups that the EPA, because its head is a political appointee, cannot accelerate the power sector’s transition from fossil fuels to clean energy because that goes beyond the powers granted to the EPA under the Clean Air Act.
“Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible ‘solution to the crisis of the day,’” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, quoting from a previous court ruling. “But it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme.”
let's see if the NYT is wringing its little paws.
Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation
The regulation, which was welcomed by industry groups, limited the role of states in enforcing the Clean Water Act.
