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Just because it is called the EPA, doesn't mean it is invested with all power to do whatever it thinks is right regarding the environment. Congress delegated s
by tomohawk 4y ago
Just because it is called the EPA, doesn't mean it is invested with all power to do whatever it thinks is right regarding the environment. Congress delegated some powers that were environment related.
If it is important for the EPA to act on these matters, then call your Congress critters and have them pass a law granting more power to the EPA.
This ruling is a win for democracy and the rule of law.
Relying on novel interpretations of law like this is fragile, and short sighted. It's worth it to get everyone on board instead of trying to pull a fast one. In a democracy, getting everyone on board means getting laws passed.
- alsaaro 4y agoIt is important to remember that the Clean Power Plan, the subject of this ruling, was never implemented. They took this case to strike a blow to lay low the EPA, no plaintiff had any standing. It is telling that just this particular iteration of the Supreme Court decided that the EPA lacked this regulatory authority; as early as 2007 a conservative Supreme Court ruled CO2 was a pollutant and compelled the Bush Administration to regulate it as such, even though EPA at the time was loathe to do so, leaving no doubt the power of the EPA to regulate. The EPA's regulatory authority was only ever a question worthy of raising when the Supreme Court's composition changed; conservative judicial radicalism was normalized, hence the ruling. There was no deeper principle behind this ruling.