Supreme Court

The environmental case about nothing — could be everything
The gray machines of a transformer station sit behind a wire fence aside green grass.

“Traditionally, EPA regulations under Section 111(d) have concerned only what goes on within the fenceline of the sources,” said Craig Oren, professor emeritus of Rutgers Law School and Clean Air Act expert. “EPA’s Clean Power Plan is a very extensive program that goes beyond what happens inside the fence line.” (ETA+/Unsplash)

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Jorja Siemons reports: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency concerns an Obama-era environment regulation that the Supreme Court suspended in 2016. Yet, it could be the most impactful environmental case in a generation.