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Supreme Court Weighs Overturning a Pillar of Federal Regulatory Law
While federal agencies are promulgating a slew of climate regulations, the high court heard arguments for limiting regulators’ power.
By Marianne Lavelle
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine, one of the most important principles guiding federal regulation for the past 40 years.
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More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts.