https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/four-cases-remain-supreme-court-recessWest Virginia v. EPA
The Supreme Court heard arguments in February over a lawsuit by a coalition of states and coal companies seeking to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate power plants' greenhouse gas emissions, with the majority of justices appearing to see the agency's power as narrow.
The primary question of the case is whether the EPA's reach extends outside of energy plants to encompass broader aspects of the U.S. energy sector as part of its efforts to combat air pollution.
A main part of the high court's forthcoming decision could focus on the major questions doctrine, which is the concept that Congress has delegated authority to an agency to make a rule or regulation.
If the court decides the EPA has overstepped its reach in regulating carbon output, that case may have a broad impact on other administrative agencies across the executive branch.
