Conservative Supreme Court Decision is a Gut Punch to the EPA's Ability to
Tackle Climate Change — FIGHT BACK NOW
SCOTUS's ruling in West Virginia v. EPA restricts — but does not eliminate
— the agency's ability to cut carbon pollution from the nation's power
plants. It's a major setback in our fight to tackle the climate crisis,
and a harsh reminder that we CANNOT cede ground to the far right and its
fossil fuel allies in the 2022 midterm elections. The NRDC Action Fund’s
get-out-the-vote campaign starts right now, so please show us that you
stand ready to go All In for Climate Action and to help get out the vote
this fall.
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Dear NRDC Action Fund Activist,
BREAKING NEWS: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a deeply damaging
ruling that curtails our ability to tackle the climate crisis and protect
people and the environment.
This comes just days after the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson
Women's Health to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that
established access to abortion as a constitutionally protected federal
right.
In short order, the Court has set us back half a century — at a moment
when, on issues ranging from climate to health care, we have no time to
lose.
These decisions are radically out of step with settled law, scientific and
medical consensus, and widely held public opinion. And they show us that
we cannot take legal and federal protections for granted.
So here are two things you can do to fight back right now:
1. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for All In for Climate Action to join the NRDC Action
Fund's midterm election get-out-the-vote campaign. Together, we'll
fight to hold the line in Congress and defeat the anti-environment
legislators who could pave the way for a conservative agenda that
dismantles our rights and our future.
2. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for a video town hall meeting on Wednesday, July 6 at 2:30
PM ET to hear from NRDC Action Fund experts about the outcome of this
critical Supreme Court case, and what needs to happen next in our
fight for climate action
The EPA still can — and must — act to limit dangerous carbon pollution
from the nation's power plants. But the ruling in West Virginia v. EPA
narrows the options they have to do so.
In other words: This leaves the EPA in the climate fight but makes it
harder to win it. This constrains EPA's ability to protect us from the
existential environmental crisis of our time. It flies in the face of
common sense. And it flies in the face of the EPA's mission.
Even worse, this ruling goes beyond the EPA and environmental protections.
It also asserts a broad and dangerous "major questions" doctrine that
could undermine the government's ability to develop regulations and
safeguards for things like worker safety, public health, and food and drug
safety. That would upend the way modern government protections have worked
for decades.
Both the West Virginia and Jackson Women's Health decisions by the Supreme
Court are the result of a decades-long effort by the far right to
dismantle our most fundamental rights and protections. They have long
focused on using elections to reshape the Supreme Court and to validate a
conservative agenda, including gaining control over our reproductive
decisions, eliminating limits on political donations, and gutting
environmental safeguards.
These Supreme Court decisions come just as the 2022 midterm elections are
getting underway.
And these rulings are proof that elections matter. We will face even worse
consequences on climate change if we lose even one pro-environment
champion in Congress's delicate balance this November. We can't afford to
let the judicial branch's far-right transformation continue, or to put
oil, gas, and coal lobbyists back in charge of Washington.
[ [link removed] ]Please show you are ready to be part of the solution — sign up for All
In for Climate Action today.
With your support, the NRDC Action Fund is launching our most aggressive
midterm election plan yet to:
* Defend the seats of climate champions in Congress who stood up to the
fossil fuel industry and supported action on climate change and clean
energy. [ [link removed] ]Sign up to volunteer >>
* Mobilize volunteers and reach more pro-environment voters in swing
states and districts using data-driven strategies via texts, calls,
social media, and even postcards to energize voters and get them to
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* Push Congress to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and pass clean
energy legislation that will slash climate-warming pollution, create
high-quality clean energy jobs, and reduce our dependence on fossil
fuels. [ [link removed] ]Sign up to volunteer >>
[ [link removed] ]And don't forget to RSVP to join our video town hall on West Virginia
v. EPA on Wednesday, July 6.
Our future depends on our government prioritizing people over polluters,
but time is running out. I hope that you'll join us at this urgent moment,
and take action when it matters most.
Sincerely,
Kevin S. Curtis
Executive Director, NRDC Action Fund
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