EPA rollback tests Trump’s climate-law strategy at the Supreme Court
TL;DR
The Trump administration rescinded EPA carbon rules for power plants, the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution, a move officials say follows the law but that critics fear undermines the DOJ’s core argument that EPA regulates climate so state lawsuits should be preempted. DOJ maintains no contradiction with its Supreme Court strategy, even as an October oral argument looms on blocking dozens of state suits against oil majors for climate damages.
- EPA rollback may worsen Trump’s Supreme Court climate headache Politico
- Trump Doubles Down on Climate Denial With Plan to Repeal Power Plant Rules Inside Climate News
- Trump’s EPA is ending one of the nation’s biggest climate protections The Washington Post
- Here’s What the Science Really Says About the Health and Climate Risks of Carbon Pollution Time Magazine
- EPA to Roll Back Power-Plant Emission Rules WSJ
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