STATEMENT ON WV v. EPA SCOTUS RULING
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released a decision on the West Virginia v. EPA case that will gut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants and hamstring U.S. efforts to fight climate change. The decision will limit the EPA’s ability to set the strong standards needed to cut carbon pollution and tackle the climate crisis. This will cause the states to fight the cl