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The Supreme Court's EPA Ruling Is a Big Setback for Fighting Climate Change, But Not a Death Knell

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The Supreme Court limited the ability of the EPA in a landmark decision released Thursday. But the EPA and state governments still have many tools in their arsenal.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    EXPLAINER: Why Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court's climate change ruling on Thursday is likely to hinder the Biden administration's plans to cut greenhouse gas

  2. CNN

    Supreme Court curbs EPA's ability to fight climate change (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warm…

  3. The Guardian

    ‘Condemning everyone alive’: climate experts, activists and lawyers decry US supreme court ruling (opens The Guardian)

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    Limiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’

  4. Quartz

    The Supreme Court has crippled the US’s fight against climate change (opens Quartz)

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    The US Supreme Court has sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) powers to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The court's decision will severely impact the fight against climate change.

  5. Fox News

    Supreme Court climate ruling returned power to the people (opens Fox News)

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    Supreme Court EPA decision takes power away from the bureaucracy and returns it to Congress and the people. This should prevent higher energy costs, as well.

  6. Live Science

    Supreme Court cripples the US government's power to fight climate change (opens Live Science)

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    The 6-3 ruling severely limits the government's power to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    EXPLAINER: Why the Supreme Court's EPA-Climate Change Ruling Matters (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Supreme Court’s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administration’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Delivers Massive Blow To Biden’s Climate Agenda (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Supreme Court ruled the EPA could not instate a rule to monitor climate change causing sweeping ramifications for the future of the separation of powers.

  9. The Economist

    The Supreme Court throttles Joe Biden’s climate agenda (opens The Economist)

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    The justices voted 6-3 to sharply limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency

  10. Washington Times

    Supreme Court strikes blow to Biden administration’s climate change push (opens Washington Times)

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    The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over regulations under the Clean Air Act.

  11. Media Matters for America

    The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling is a major blow for climate action. Here’s how national TV news should cover it (opens Media Matters for America)

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    In reporting on the Supreme Court’s decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, which effectively eliminated the agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases, national TV news must provide crucial context, explaining that it's a victory for the fossil fuel industry, its political …

  12. KVIA El Paso

    How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA's ability to fight the climate crisis (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country’s power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate cr…

  13. FOX Business

    Supreme Court deals Biden climate agenda serious blow with EPA decision (opens FOX Business)

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    The Supreme Court ruled in the case of West Virginia v. EPA, a case that had potential major implications for the Biden administration's climate change agenda.

  14. NBC News

    Supreme Court ruling on EPA is latest blow to Biden’s climate agenda (opens NBC News)

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    The decision announced Thursday undermines yet another tool the administration has hoped to use to rapidly wean the U.S. off fossil fuels.

  15. Scientific American

    The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision is a Blow for Stopping Climate Change (opens Scientific American)

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    By deciding in favor of fossil fuel interests and limited regulatory authority, the Court has hampered EPA’s ability to mitigate power plant carbon pollution

  16. Christian Science Monitor

    After Supreme Court ruling, can EPA still tackle climate change? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    A Supreme Court ruling limits Environmental Protection Agency leeway to regulate greenhouse gases, at a time when Congress hasn’t been acting on the issue.

  17. Forbes

    Supreme Court Clouds Future Of EPA Clean Air Rules, Threatening Climate Goals (opens Forbes)

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    The United States Supreme Court today sharply curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The ruling could set back efforts to fight climate change, impact investments in renewables, and create regulatory uncertainty.

  18. BizPac Review

    Top Biden officials reveal plans to continue pushing climate agenda if Supreme Court blocks EPA (opens BizPac Review)

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    Jack McEvoy, DCNF Leading Biden officials outlined their methods to keep pushing the administration’s climate agenda if the Supreme Court limits the powers of the Environmental Protection […]

  19. CBS News

    "Extremely dangerous path": Supreme Court decision on EPA is a step backward in fighting climate change, experts warn (opens CBS News)

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    The court "took a sledgehammer to one of EPA's most important tools," one climate advocate said.

  20. Insider

    Supreme Court limits EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases, a major environmental ruling that could affect Biden's climate goals (opens Insider)

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    The decision restricts the EPA's ability to set environmental regulations that aim to slow the advancement of climate change.

  21. Christian Science Monitor

    Supreme Court ruling: A blow to EPA fight against climate change (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The ruling limits the EPA to plant-by-plant regulation and could compromise the fight against climate change.

  22. KRDO

    READ: Supreme Court ruling curbing EPA's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants (opens KRDO)

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    By CNN staff The Supreme Court on Thursday curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the acceler…

  23. Politico

    Supreme Court handcuffs Biden on major climate rule (opens Politico)

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has only limited authority to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants.

  24. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court hands down climate change ruling on final day of term (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    On the final day of a historic term, the Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the EPA's power to enforce climate change standards

  25. Tucson

    Why the Supreme Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters (opens Tucson)

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    A look at how the court ruling could impact efforts to slow global warming and other regulatory actions by the executive branch.

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