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Podcast: The Bill Walton Show
Episode: âThe Supreme Court Reins in the EPA: Why? What Happens Nextâ with John Vecchione and Casey Norman
Description: The Supreme Courtâs most momentous decision was not the 5-to-4 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. That simply sent the issue back to the states to decide. Rather it was the blockbuster decision to rein in the Environmental Protection Agency from claiming powers that Congress did not grant. When Congress passed the Clean Air Act it authorized the EPA to impose the âbest system of emission reductionâ for carbon-emitting activities. It did not authorize the EPA to shut down electricity generated from coal. It did not authorize a âgeneration shiftâ to so-called renewables like wind and s...