Earthjustice Statement on West Virginia v. EPA Oral Arguments

Earthjustice argues that the Supreme Court may use the 'major questions' doctrine in West Virginia v. EPA to limit the EPA's ability to combat climate change and regulate industrial air pollution, potentially undermining the regulatory authority granted by the Clean Air Act.

• The ruling in West Virginia v. EPA may determine if the executive branch maintains the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions using the Clean Air Act.
• Earthjustice contends that the Supreme Court may employ the 'major questions' doctrine to promote a deregulatory agenda that restricts federal agencies from fighting pollution and addressing the climate crisis.
• Despite the broad regulatory authority granted to the EPA by Congress through the Clean Air Act fifty years ago, Earthjustice suggests some Justices may rule that the law does not grant the authority it explicitly states.

APA

Sankar, S. (2022). Earthjustice Statement on West Virginia v. EPA Oral Arguments. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-west-virginia-v-epa-oral-arguments

Chicago

Sankar, Sam. Earthjustice Statement on West Virginia v. EPA Oral Arguments. Earthjustice, 2022. https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-west-virginia-v-epa-oral-arguments.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{sankar2022earthjustice, author = {Sankar, Sam}, title = {{Earthjustice Statement on West Virginia v. EPA Oral Arguments}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {https://earthjustice.org/press/2022/earthjustice-statement-on-west-virginia-v-epa-oral-arguments}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }