Supreme Court rules the EPA does NOT have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emission caps in 6-3 ruling that deals a huge a blow to Biden's climate agenda

• The court's ruling prevents Biden from instituting the sort of sweeping emissions rules the EPA tried to implement under the Obama administration
• The case declares it unlawful for federal agencies to make 'major' decisions without clear authorization from Congress
• It appears to allow for regulations focused narrowly on capping pollution from smokestacks, but blocks wider rules that set state-by-state targets for emissions

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf

Top Biden Officials Reveal Plans To Continue Pushing Climate Agenda If Supreme Court Blocks EPA

Jack McEvoy | Contributor | June 29, 2022

https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/29/michael-regan-epa-gina-mccarthy-scotus/

Leading Biden officials outlined their methods to keep pushing the administration’s climate agenda if the Supreme Court limits the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court is likely to weaken the Biden administration’s efforts to limit carbon dioxide emissions in West Virginia v. EPA, with several of the justices having probed the extent of EPA’s authority in oral arguments. President Joe Biden’s senior officials remain confident in their ability to advance the administration’s aggressive environmental agenda by using the Clean Air Act and other government powers. (RELATED: Supreme Court Hears Blockbuster Climate Case With Separation Of Powers Implications)

During a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival, EPA Administrator Michael Regan promised to deploy a “suite of tools” including the Clean Air Act to regulate the power sector, regardless of the Supreme Court’s coming ruling.

“We have a suite of regulations that we can present to the power sector in one fell swoop,” Regan said.

The Biden administration is focused on ways to advance the ball on climate change policy and is prepared for multiple scenarios depending on what the Supreme Court decides and how far they go, according to Regan.

The transition to green energy “is not going to live and die by the Supreme Court’s decision tomorrow,” said White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy. “We just need to double down,” she continued.

The EPA is a great tool but “is not the only tool we have,” said McCarthy when discussing the upcoming decision.

“We’re not going to lose our stride, the only thing we’re going to try to continue to do is to go faster,” she said in reference to the future of Biden’s climate agenda.




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Supreme Court restricts EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions

By Mark Moore, June 30, 2022

https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/scotus-restricts-upholds-epas-ability-to-regulate-power-plants/

The Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority ​to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, potentially dealing a crucial blow to the Biden administration’s plans to fight climate change. ​

The 6-3 decision overruled a lower court decision that gave the federal agency ​virtually unlimited regulatory powers through the Clean Air Act.

Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that “it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme.”

“A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body,” he added.

The case — West Virginia v. ​Environmental Protection Agency — stems from the agency adopting the Affordable Clean Energy rule in 2019 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The rule replaced the Clean Power Plan, which was being repealed.


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This is wonderful! What a week!