'The immediate issue is the limits of the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases,' one scientist said of West Virginia v. EPA. 'The broader issue is the ability of federal agencies to regulate anything at all.'
last week by Data for Progress and Evergreen Action suggests a decision antagonistic toward climate action and environmental protections would further fuel calls to add more justices, given that majorities of Democratic, Independent, and Republican voters are somewhat or very concerned about the impact of air and water pollution on their communities.
of the case. A majority of voters further believe the EPA should"be allowed to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change."Saturday that if the justices take away the EPA's ability to limit emissions,"that will be a major loss of climate progress and it also will be a major reason to further distrust the Supreme Court as a highly political Supreme Court that's more about power and less about law.
"It's a pincer move," said Lisa Graves, executive director of the progressive watchdog group True North Research and a former senior Justice Department official."They are teeing up the attorneys to bring the litigation before the same judges that they handpicked."
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