In the News US Supreme Court Ruling Limits EPA Authority To Regulate Carbon Emissions Under The Clean Air Act
Implications of the Court’s Decision
The court’s holding in West Virginia v. EPA can be seen as fairly limited in the sense that it only affects EPA’s authority under a relatively obscure provision of the Clean Air Act. Moreover, as a result of market forces, the U.S. electric power sector has already reduced greenhouse gas emissions well below the Clean Power Plan’s original targets.3 So one could conclude that at the end of the day the court’s decision will have a more limited effect than either its proponents or its detractors might think.
