U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 9, 2021
Climate changes heads back to the high court
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in its first environmental cases of the court’s current term; they focus on the critical issue of the federal government’s authority to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases from “stationary sources” (like powerplants and factories) under the Clean Air Act.
Richard M. Frank
Professor of Environmental Practice
UC Davis School of Law
Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in its first environmental cases of the court's current term. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (20-1530) is the lead case in a consolidated quartet of major climate change cases. They focus on the critical issue of the federal government's authority to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases from "stationary sources" (like powerplants and factories) under the Clean Air Act.
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