The Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday that could significantly reduce the federal government's regulatory power and potentially affect various environmental regulations, The Hill reported Tuesday.
Central to the case is the issue of "Chevron deference," a principle where courts defer to federal agencies' interpretations when a law is ambiguous.
"This is a campaign to weaken government's ability to protect you from these kinds of modern dangers whether they're to your health through unsafe air or water or … through unsafe drugs or food or whether it's your financial security," David Doniger, senior strategic director for the Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) climate and clean energy program told The Hill. "Those protections require a government with some capacity to effectively respond, and this case is about destroying that capability."
Notably, this case could limit the executive branch's authority to implement regulations addressing pollution, climate change, and consumer protection without explicit congressional authorization.
Michael Burger of Columbia University's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law said overturning Chevron deference could discourage federal agencies from enacting regulations and make existing regulations more vulnerable to legal challenges.
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