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U.S. Supreme Court

Jul. 1, 2014

EPA full speed ahead in light of favorable high court ruling

The Supreme Court has now - perhaps surprisingly - waved the Environmental Protection Agency along in its efforts to address climate change through its main and most powerful tool, the Clean Air Act. By Cara Horowitz


By Cara Horowitz


The U.S. Supreme Court decided the latest in its growing body of climate change cases last week in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, 2014 DJDAR 7978 (June 23, 2014) (UARG). This court frequently has been searching in its review of environmental regulation and is often downright skeptical of executive authority. Yet it has now - perhaps surprisingly - waved the Environmental Protection Agency along in its efforts to address climate chang...

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