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What’s Up With the Supreme Court?

Law and Environment

EPA , which challenges EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, and Sackett v. Of course, the EEI did so to ensure that the Clean Air Act continues to act as a shield against private tort actions over carbon emissions, but still. It’s difficult to call this Court conservative.

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Environmentalism and the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. The case involved the lynchpin of the Clean Air Act, EPA’s power to set national air quality standards. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant.

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EPA Restores the California Advanced Clean Car Program; GHG Emissions From Transportation Will Continue For Some Time

Law and Environment

EPA has now formally restored its waiver under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act that allows California’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, notwithstanding the preemption of state vehicle emission standards contained in § 209(a) of the CAA. My friend J.B.

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What’s Up With the Supreme Court?

Acoel

EPA , which challenges EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, and Sackett v. Of course, the EEI did so to ensure that the Clean Air Act continues to act as a shield against private tort actions over carbon emissions, but still. It’s difficult to call this Court conservative.

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The New EPA Car Rule Doesn’t Violate the Major Questions Doctrine

Legal Planet

EPA , the Supreme Court struck down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. Conservative groups have claimed since then that virtually every government regulation raises a major question. Fourth, unlike the Clean Power Plan, this regulation is not just about greenhouse gases and climate change.

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Vehicle Regulations on Trial

Legal Planet

EPA In this case, rightwing state Attorney Generals and fuel supplier are suing to block EPA’s regulations for greenhouse gases in motor vehicles, which were promulgated under the Clean Air Act. The standing issues are similar to those in the previous case but arguably even stronger. Download as PDF

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EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years

Law and Environment

It was the at the core of the previous challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the Supreme Court rejected in West Virginia v. They may also argue that carbon capture and hydrogen have not been “adequately demonstrated” and thus cannot be considered BSERs under the Clean Air Act.