Environmental Protection
The Battle for Climate Change Accountability
CAC President Elizabeth Wydra joined scholars, litigators, journalists and former public officials to discuss the legal foundations for seeking accountability from fossil fuel companies, as well as the importance of state attorney general investigations in the face of federal opposition or inaction.
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June 30, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court just gave federal agencies a big reason to worry
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas...
June 30, 2022
RELEASE: Supreme Court’s Conservatives Deal Crushing Blow to Ability of Government to Protect the Environment
“Because of this flawed, ideologically tainted ruling, the power of the national government to solve...
U.S. Supreme Court
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court will determine the proper test for ascertaining whether wetlands are “navigable waters” under the Clean Water Act.
U.S. Supreme Court
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court considered whether a regulation issued by the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants was authorized by the Clean Air Act.
April 23, 2020
RELEASE: Handing Environment a Win, Court Follows Text of Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in County of Maui v. Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund,...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
American Lung Association v. EPA
In American Lung Association v. EPA, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 rule repealing the 2015 Clean Power Plan violated the Clean Air Act.