EDF

Dear John,

In a 6-to-3 ruling that represents a radical shift, the extreme Supreme Court supermajority just struck down an essential legal doctrine that for four decades has been the foundation of strong standards for clean air, clean water, protections for our kids and a safer climate. 

Today’s ruling has been dubbed, “a convulsive shock to the legal system.” It has been advocated by powerful polluters who seek to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting the millions of people harmed by airborne contaminants, chemicals and toxics, and climate-destabilizing pollution.

Please donate now to our Legal Defense Fund to support our efforts to fight back. And if you donate today, you can take advantage of our $2-for-$1 match, which triples the impact of your gift. 

With your support, EDF’s legal team joined with a range of environmental, public health and consumer safety groups to mount a vigorous legal defense.

The legal precedent overturned today was established by the Supreme Court in 1984. It held that the judiciary should defer to reasonable expert agency interpretations of congressional authority delegated under law when establishing environmental and human health safeguards. 

Today’s ruling is a serious legal setback in our collective efforts to hold polluters accountable and fight for cleaner air, cleaner water and a safer climate future. We remain determined to continue the battle — in the court of law and the court of public opinion — to right this wrong. 

I can’t thank you enough for standing with us. Your support makes it all possible for us to fight for our cherished rights to breathe safe air, drink safe water, protect vulnerable wildlife and advocate for a safer climate for everyone — today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

Please fight with us and donate today, tripling your impact with our $2-for-$1 match offer. 

Thank you, 

Sam Parry 
Director, Membership
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