http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220707-172622-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-reckless-decision/ A Reckless Decision - How a Politicized American Supreme Court Derails Federal Agency Action on Climate Change Lyle, Rachael eng 2022-07-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Administrative Law Climate Crisis environmental law US Supreme Court Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On Thursday, 30 June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its long-awaited ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency on the final day of the Court’s term. In a 6-3 decision, the conservative-majority Court held that the EPA lacks authority to require power plants to achieve the “best system of emissions reduction,” thereby hampering the United States’ ability to tackle climate change—decades after the government first learned of the crisis.