Last month, Chief Justice John Roberts and his conservative cohorts ruled against an obsolete EPA plan to create a new but largely undefined doctrine that federal judges across the country will use to stymie all manner of federal agency rulemaking.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.
A key Senate panel on Wednesday will vet President Biden's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's air office — a pivotal role for the administration's climate agenda.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is weighing whether utility companies should be allowed to continue charging customers for their trade association dues.
