Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) threaten “the public health and welfare of current and future generations,” according to a 2009 determination by the EPA as part of a sweeping “endangerment finding” on greenhouse gases. But the EPA does not regulate PFCs.
The legal doctrine that the conservative justices used to strike down an EPA regulation in late June is popping up in a host of new legal challenges — including many having nothing to do with climate change.
In West Virginia v. EPA, the court extended a lifeline to the coal industry and questioned the administrative state itself. But it could have been even worse.
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.
