John, this is big.
Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate because of greenhouse gas emissions from corporations who continue to burn and profit from fossil fuels. And at the end of the month, the right-wing extremists on the Supreme Court will hear arguments in West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency — a potentially landmark case brought by some of these fossil fuel companies and their Republican allies to strip the EPA of much of its ability to regulate air pollution.
You read that right: the stolen Supreme Court is now poised to gut environmental protections and the consequences will be catastrophic.
Because the right-wing Court has been furiously attacking precedent on everything from voting rights to abortion access, this case has stayed under the radar —
but we need to get more people talking about it.
We know some of the issues in these cases can be complicated so we’ve put together a quick explainer breaking down what’s at stake in West Virginia v. EPA. which we'd love for you to
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If the Court’s far-right supermajority sides with these Republican-controlled states and fossil fuel companies, it won’t just strip the EPA of its authority to reduce carbon pollution – it will stifle efforts by this and any future administrations to protect the environment and public health.
So even though two-thirds of Americans believe the government should do more to combat the climate crisis, 6 unelected justices could unilaterally gut the government’s ability to do just that.
Republicans stole the Supreme Court to undo decades of progress and undermine our ability to tackle the nation’s biggest challenges. To meet this moment and fight the existential threat of climate change, we have to be just as committed to taking it back and rebalancing it by adding 4 seats to the Court.
Check out the explainer above on West Virginia v. EPA — and then SHARE it with your social network on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram to spread the word about this case.
Thanks,
Sarah Lipton-Lubet
Executive Director, Take Back the Court Action Fund
