Chapter
The Legal Battle Over Climate Change
01:49 - 10:01 (08:12)
Opponents of government regulations on carbon emissions are suing preemptively to stop the enforcement of future regulations under the Clean Air Act, a powerful law created in the 1970s to address yet unknown environmental problems. President Obama used executive action to enforce regulations on carbon emissions even though the law said nothing about it.
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President Obama used executive action to assert his authority on climate change, including the implementation of federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants, which effectively forced the closure of coal and gas-fired plants.
01:49 - 03:42 (01:53)
Summary
President Obama used executive action to assert his authority on climate change, including the implementation of federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants, which effectively forced the closure of coal and gas-fired plants.
ChapterThe Legal Battle Over Climate Change
EpisodeThe Supreme Court Case That Could Doom U.S. Climate Goals
PodcastThe Daily
The Clean Air Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency lots of authority to clean up the nation's air and water, even for future environmental problems like unknown pollutants.
03:42 - 07:11 (03:29)
Summary
The Clean Air Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency lots of authority to clean up the nation's air and water, even for future environmental problems like unknown pollutants. The law did not explicitly state the authority to regulate carbon dioxide pollution to deal with global warming, which Obama based one of his executive actions on.
ChapterThe Legal Battle Over Climate Change
EpisodeThe Supreme Court Case That Could Doom U.S. Climate Goals
PodcastThe Daily
Opponents of government regulation of carbon emissions are suing to stop a theoretical future regulation from being implemented and have taken the case to the Supreme Court, despite there not currently being any regulation to fight over.
07:11 - 10:01 (02:50)
Summary
Opponents of government regulation of carbon emissions are suing to stop a theoretical future regulation from being implemented and have taken the case to the Supreme Court, despite there not currently being any regulation to fight over. President Biden's climate change platform may become a factor in the case in the future.