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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May 25, 2023
RELEASE: Court Rewrites Clean Water Act to Protect Private Land Development at the Expense of…Clean Water
WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Supreme Court’s announcement of its decision in Sackett v. EPA,...
January 19, 2023
BLOG: Defending the Environment with Constitutional and Statutory Text and History
This Term, the Supreme Court is considering Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, an important environmental...
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 determined 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.