The SCOTUS case that could derail our ability to fight the climate crisis

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case brought by the
powerful coal industry and their allies who want to curtail the EPA’s
ability to limit carbon pollution from power plants (our nation’s single
largest industrial source of carbon emissions!).

NRDC is a party in this high-stakes case, fighting before the Supreme
Court alongside other groups to defend the EPA’s right to protect us from
an escalating climate crisis.

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NRDC Activist,

Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia
v. Environmental Protection Agency — a case that could have devastating
consequences for our ability to fight the climate crisis.

Coal companies have joined with a group of state officials desperately
holding onto climate-busting fossil fuels to try to convince the Supreme
Court to curtail the EPA’s authority to limit the carbon emissions driving
the climate crisis.

It’s pretty simple: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is a
last-ditch effort by powerful coal companies and their allies to block the
EPA from acting to protect us from climate change. And, unfortunately,
with a court hostile to environmental regulations, these dirty energy
cronies could be successful.

NRDC is a party in this high-stakes case, joining with other organizations
and states to defend the EPA’s power to regulate emissions under the Clean
Air Act before the Supreme Court next week.

[ [link removed] ]Learn more about this important case and how we got here on our blog at
NRDC.org

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency threatens to limit the
government’s ability to cut carbon emissions from power plants at the
worst possible moment.

The climate crisis is escalating, and quickly. It’s jeopardizing our
health and safety, causing harsher droughts and wildfires, worsening air
quality, stronger storms, and more extreme heat. And the effects of the
climate crisis are disproportionately impacting low-income communities and
communities of color.

Scientists tell us that we must cut U.S. emissions at least in half by
2030 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. But to achieve this
goal, the EPA needs to retain its power under the Clean Air Act to limit
carbon emissions from power plants.

Why? Our country’s largest industrial source of climate-busting carbon
pollution is … you guessed it: power plants that burn fossil fuels. They
produce more than 1.4 billion metric tons of carbon pollution every single
year, mostly from burning coal and gas.

Limiting these dangerous emissions is not just within the EPA’s rights, it
is their responsibility to the American people.

When the EPA defends its authority at the Supreme Court next week, the
agency comes supported by not only NRDC and a coalition of other health
and environmental groups, but also nine power companies serving 40 million
people nationwide. Not to mention the friend-of-the-court filings from the
American Medical Association and other public health advocates, prominent
legal scholars, and more.

There is so much at stake with this case, and we must show the Supreme
Court how important this issue is to the people.

If you can, [ [link removed] ]join other climate activists in D.C. next Monday, February
28 — the day of oral arguments — for a rally outside the Supreme Court in
opposition to the coal industry’s efforts. All guests must follow COVID-19
safety protocols, including wearing masks.

Whatever happens next week, know this: NRDC will never stop fighting for
the clean energy future we all deserve — in court, in Washington, and in
communities like yours.

Thank you for standing alongside us as we tackle the greatest
environmental and health challenge of our lifetime.

Sincerely,

David Doniger
Senior Attorney and Strategic Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program,
NRDC

The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.

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