Comments on: Perspective on WV vs. EPA Case at U.S. Supreme Court ~ “Major Questions” https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/05/15/perspective-on-wv-vs-epa-case-at-u-s-supreme-court-%e2%80%9cmajor-questions%e2%80%9d/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Evergreen Action https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/05/15/perspective-on-wv-vs-epa-case-at-u-s-supreme-court-%e2%80%9cmajor-questions%e2%80%9d/#comment-424169 Evergreen Action Mon, 16 May 2022 02:04:59 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=40522#comment-424169 <strong>West Virginia vs. EPA: Here’s What’s at Stake, Evergreen Action</strong> The Supreme Court might be on the verge of undermining our ability to fight climate change. Sign up for action alerts now. West Virginia vs. EPA is the culmination of two conservative crusades: 1) to pack the courts with far-right judges to advance the conservative agenda 2) to undermine environmental protections to benefit Big Polluters. Right-wing extremists are poised to accomplish both goals in one fell swoop. With its conservative supermajority, the Supreme Court could rule that the executive branch—including the EPA—has no authority to regulate beyond what is explicitly written into legislation. This means that instead of agencies having the power to develop rules, Congress will have to approve every action that each federal agency takes. That would disrupt 50 years of precedent and put the Clean Air Act—and hundreds of agency actions that are essential to our everyday lives and our clean energy future—in jeopardy. West Virginia vs. EPA: Here’s What’s at Stake | Evergreen Action https://www.evergreenaction.com/blog/west-virginia-v-epa-heres-whats-at-stake Monday, February 28, 2022 West Virginia vs. EPA: Here’s What’s at Stake, Evergreen Action

The Supreme Court might be on the verge of undermining our ability to fight climate change. Sign up for action alerts now.

West Virginia vs. EPA is the culmination of two conservative crusades:

1) to pack the courts with far-right judges to advance the conservative agenda
2) to undermine environmental protections to benefit Big Polluters.

Right-wing extremists are poised to accomplish both goals in one fell swoop. With its conservative supermajority, the Supreme Court could rule that the executive branch—including the EPA—has no authority to regulate beyond what is explicitly written into legislation.

This means that instead of agencies having the power to develop rules, Congress will have to approve every action that each federal agency takes. That would disrupt 50 years of precedent and put the Clean Air Act—and hundreds of agency actions that are essential to our everyday lives and our clean energy future—in jeopardy.

West Virginia vs. EPA: Here’s What’s at Stake | Evergreen Action

https://www.evergreenaction.com/blog/west-virginia-v-epa-heres-whats-at-stake

Monday, February 28, 2022

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