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SCOTUS EPA Ruling Won’t Impact General Regulatory Authority

Agency can still regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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On Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled, by 6-3 majority, that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. Environmental activists called the ruling a major step in the wrong direction, pointing to increasing environmental damage attributable to climate change. But observers said the decision won’t impact the Agency’s general regulatory authority. “The significa...

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