The Economist: “America’s Supreme Court is on a roll. After a week in which it scrapped women’s constitutional right to an abortion and gave an expansive interpretation of gun rights, it has issued yet another momentous ruling—one that will have far-reaching consequences for the government’s ability to curb the greenhouse-gas emissions that are heating the planet.”
“On June 30th, in West Virginia v Environmental Protection Agency, the court sharply limited the epa’s power to regulate the millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases discharged by coal-burning power plants each year. The Clean Air Act, the majority ruled, does not permit the agency to reshape the power grid by relying more heavily on cleaner sources like solar and wind power.”
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