SCOTUS Limits EPA’s Regulatory Authority Under Clean Air Act

SCOTUS Limits EPA’s Regulatory Authority Under Clean Air Act

Mark discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA with NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Rich Samp. 

In a blockbuster 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping claim of regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act. The Court stated that EPA could not satisfy the “major questions” doctrine nor “point to ‘clear congressional authorization’” to devise carbon emissions limits.