Environmental Protection
Impact of EPA’s Clean Power Plan on States
CAC Chief Counsel Brianne Gorod testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology regarding the Clean Power Plan and the authority conferred on the Environmental Protection Agency by Congress under the Clean Air Act.
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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.