the Supreme Court said it cannot do that without a clear grant of authority from Congress. This ruling not only stops environmental zealots in the EPA, but it should also stop major power grabs by bureaucrats at other agencies
States and industry groups had asked the Supreme Court to pause the EPA's rule that aims to curb emissions of methane from new and existing oil and gas facilities.
President Biden criticized the Supreme Court's decision as "disappointing" and pledged to work with the Justice Department and relevant federal agencies to use their legal authority to protect the nation's waters. Mr. Biden said the ruling puts wetlands and connecting bodies of water at risk of ...
THE U.S. SUPREME Court overturned the Obama administration's landmark air quality rule, ruling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not properly consider the costs of the regulation. The rules took effect in April, but in its 5-4 ruling, the justices ruled that the EPA ...
The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. In the 6-3 decision that was ...
"The ruling not only hinders the U.S. government's capability to address climate change, but also makes it more difficult to enforce many other types of regulations," Yang said. Even though the ruling may help some existing coal and gas energy plants to stay open in the short run, no ...
This summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting how theEnvironmental Protection Agencyregulates power plants could have far-reaching implications for other regulations, not only from the EPA but also from other agencies. 播放(k) In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled in West Virginia v. EPA ...
Supreme Court has delivered a one-two punch against the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to combat air and water pollution in twin rulings that cloud future EPA regulatory moves, according to legal experts. Article content Article content Rulings last week and in June 2022 constrained ...
in recent years. The justices have restricted EPA’s authority to fight air and water pollution, including a landmark 2022 ruling that limited EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. The court also shot down a vaccine mandate and...
If the Supreme Court decides to review a closely watched case concerning EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas rules, its ruling could include key administrative law decisions and provide valuable insight for how the court will approach the changing of rules across administrations, legal experts say. ...