Kenneth Foard McCallion, an environmental attorney who successfully litigated cases involving the Exxon Valdez and Bhopal Gas disasters, discusses the consequences of the recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. In a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v EPA, the conservative justices decided the agency cannot create comprehensive policies to reduce global warming. McCallion argues that […]
Kenneth Foard McCallion, an environmental attorney who successfully litigated cases involving the Exxon Valdez and Bhopal Gas disasters, discusses the consequences of the recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. In a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v EPA, the conservative justices decided the agency cannot create comprehensive policies to reduce global warming. McCallion argues that […]
Over the past two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared open season on government regulation of pollution and numerous well-established rights. The conservative justices’ ruling in West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will force the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions on a case-by-case basis instead of setting and enforcing national standards. Without that national regulatory mechanism, […]