Center for Biological Diversity: Supreme Court Limits Climate Action Under Clean Air Act
July 01, 2022
July 01, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSreact) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 30, 2022:
The Supreme Court today limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. The decision in West Virginia v. EPA is a blow to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from coal and gas fired power plants. It spotlights the need for the Biden administration to use its broad range of executive power . . .
The Supreme Court today limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. The decision in West Virginia v. EPA is a blow to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from coal and gas fired power plants. It spotlights the need for the Biden administration to use its broad range of executive power . . .