Environmental & Energy
Jun. 24, 2025
Kavanaugh's emissions opinion invites future challenges from fossil fuel producers
The U.S. Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling in Diamond v. EPA affirmed that oil companies may challenge California's emissions program, sparking fears among environmental groups that the decision could lead to a wave of industry-led lawsuits--and ultimately undermine state-level climate policy.
The U.S. Supreme Court's latest climate ruling may have left California's emissions rules intact--for now--but legal experts say it sets the stage for a new wave of lawsuits from fossil fuel producers that could ultimately dismantle the state's ability to lead on environmental regulation.
Dan Becker, the director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign at the Center for Biological Diversity, said Monday the court has opened a "Pandora's box" that could sig...
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