Noah Feldman, Columnist

Supreme Court Has Taken Control of Climate Policy

The good news is the justices sidestepped the famous Chevron doctrine. But they articulated what is in effect a new doctrine of administrative law.

June 30, 2022 at 3:51 PM UTC

By Noah Feldman

Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A professor of law at Harvard University, he is author, most recently, of “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People."

For the court, the sky is clear.
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By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has held that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to order reduced emissions to fight climate change.

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