The Supreme Court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate automobile emissions, contrary to the Bush administration’s position. While rooted in a technicality — a state’s challenge to a federal agency’s interpretation of the law — the decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency is being lauded as one of the most important environmental rulings in decades. Indeed, it could have implications for state challenges to federal statutes in other realms.
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Supreme Court Hands Down Landmark Environmental Ruling
Posted by: Erika Morphy April 3, 2007 02:39 PMThe Supreme Court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate automobile emissions, contrary to the Bush administration’s position. While rooted in a technicality — a state’s challenge to a federal agency’s interpretation of the law — the decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency is being lauded as one of the most important environmental rulings in decades. Indeed, it could have implications for state challenges to federal statutes in other realms.