West Virginia, et al., Petitioners v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.

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June 30, 2022
We're Not All Textualists Now, Kagan Warns In Climate Dissent

U.S. Supreme Court conservatives pulverized climate rules and their own credibility by conveniently abandoning "textualist" principles and deploying a new doctrine that threatens myriad regulations, Justice Elena Kagan warned Thursday.
June 30, 2022
Court's Ruling Leaves Narrow Path For EPA's Climate Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Clean Air Act on Thursday left the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with avenues to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but any novel legal approaches the agency takes to tackle climate change will face headwinds given the court's skepticism of broad agency power.
June 30, 2022
EPA Decision Could Curb DOL Wage Rulemaking, Experts Say

The U.S. Department of Labor could face limits to its regulatory authority, including around workers' wages and hours, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday restricted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, legal observers said.
June 30, 2022
High Court Pares Down EPA's Clean Air Act Power

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday restricted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, finding that the Obama administration exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act when it allowed states to issue regulations aimed at increasing the use of cleaner sources of electricity generation.
June 16, 2022
Chevron Deference Still Feels Heat After High Court Reprieve

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark doctrine requiring judicial deference to federal regulators survived a major health care case at the high court Wednesday, but the controversial bedrock of administrative law barely escaped the conservative justices' frying pan and is heading right back into their fire, experts say.
February 28, 2022
Justices Appear Skeptical Of EPA Air Power Fight — For Now

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared reluctant to entertain states' and coal companies' attacks on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, as several justices focused on the lack of current regulations to review.
February 25, 2022
Meet The Attys Arguing Power Plant Emissions At High Court

When oral arguments over the scope of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector take place at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, a quartet of attorneys representing federal and state governments, as well as energy companies, will battle in what could be a defining case over U.S. energy and climate policy.
February 25, 2022
High Court To Zero In On EPA Authority In Clean Air Act Fight

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants hangs in the balance as the U.S. Supreme Court hears argument Monday about the EPA's rulemaking capacity under the Clean Air Act. Here's a breakdown of what to expect during the arguments.
February 18, 2022
EPA Climate Case At The Supreme Court: How We Got Here

Upcoming oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants are the latest twist in a legal saga over federal climate change policy that has spanned three presidential administrations. Here's a recap of how we got to this point.
January 25, 2022
Utilities Urge Justices To Retain EPA's Climate Authority

Utility industry groups on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, arguing it could unleash a flood of tort litigation that carves up U.S. climate change policy.