Alice F Douglas

Alice F Douglas

November 03, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will the EPA be Able to Tackle 'Big' Problems Following the 'West Virginia' Decision?

Much has been said about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. EPA, 142 S.Ct. 2587 (2022), since it came out earlier this year. In overly simple terms, this case was the effective tie-breaker in a years-long battle between the Obama and Trump administrations' respective plans for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric generating facilities.

By Katherine L. Vaccaro and Alice F. Douglas

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