On Thursday, the Supreme Court provisionally blocked a Biden administration regulation aimed at reducing interstate air pollution that causes smog. The 5-4 decision responded to challenges from Republican-led states Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia, and affected industries like natural gas pipeline operators. The EPA's rule, targeting 23 states, was already blocked in 12 states by lower courts. Environmental groups criticized the ruling for increasing pollution risks. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion argued the EPA failed to prove the rule’s effectiveness if only partially implemented. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, dissenting with the court’s liberals, considered the ruling's basis weak. The conservative-majority court is wary of broad federal regulatory power. The EPA’s “good neighbor plan,” based on the Clean Air Act, sought to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution from upwind states affecting downwind states. The EPA stepped in after states failed to submit their own plans, a move criticized for insufficient response time.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-blocks-epas-good-neighbor-air-pollution-plan-2024-06-27/
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This ruling is a critical reminder of the complexities involved in regulating interstate air pollution.
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Such kind of decisions should be done away with.our planet is way more precious.
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This is quite disappointing.such decisions should be done away with.
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This decision by EPA is quite discouraging.
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This is worrying! This decision undermines efforts to reduce harmful air pollution & protect public health!!⚠
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Very disappointing!!!
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@rashid_kamau Lets hope this decision will be reversed!