California’s 2006 climate law mandates reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15% in 2020, a local cap-and-trade system, more efficient buildings and trasportation, etc. In a fight with national implications, several Texas oil companies have launched a petition drive to suspend its implementation.
CONSEQUENCES
SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Abby Luby
June 27, 2022
