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Supreme Court Establishes Major Questions Doctrine in West Virginia v. EPA, Limiting Regulatory Power

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Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the EPA lacked authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants through generation shifting, formally establishing the “major questions doctrine” for the first time by name in a majority opinion. Chief Justice Roberts …

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