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West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency [1]

['Andrew Hamm']

Date: 2023-10

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

Consolidated with:

Holding: Congress did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the agency took in the Clean Power Plan.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 30, 2022. Justice Gorsuch filed a concurring opinion, in which Justice Alito joined. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

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[1] Url: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/west-virginia-v-environmental-protection-agency/

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