The US Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia v. EPA limits the government's ability to regulate carbon emissions in the power sector and, more broadly, threatens the federal government's ability to protect public health and safety.
In this report, released by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Center for Progressive Reform, and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, policy experts address how Congress and the executive branch can continue to protect public health and safety despite the Supreme Court’s decision, recommending actions to reduce the negative impact of this decision and the faulty legal theory on which it is based.
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Goodwin, James; Bell, Kevin; Lyle, Rachael; Rosenberg, Andrew. 2022. In the Wake of West Virginia v. EPA: Legislative and Administrative Paths Forward for Science-driven Regulation. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists. https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/west-virginia-vs-epa
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