Posts Tagged ‘Energy’
Cooking but with Someone Else’s Gas: EPA Regulation Roll-Back Could Harm the United States’ Role in the Global Energy Economy
By: Michaelyn Preston Early in his second term, President Trump declared an energy emergency in the United States, incentivizing and facilitating faster energy production through deregulation.[1] The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), in accordance with Executive Order 14154 (“EO 14154”), recently proposed the repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (“GHGRP”).[2] EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin cited…
Read MoreAfter Chevron: The Uncertain Future of Environmental Policy and Agency Authority
By: Emily Siguenza Since its 1984 ruling, Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense[1] had taken a large role in the federal government. The ruling explicitly stated that if Congress has not directly addressed the matter or its intent is unclear, it is reasonable for the court to rely on the agency’s interpretation, as Congress delegated…
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