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The Major Questions Doctrine is a Fundamental Threat to Environmental Protection. Should Congress Respond?

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The Scramble to Identify Major Questions in Administrative Law In its June 2022 decision in West Virginia v. The West Virginia majority opinion suggests a two-prong framework for the major questions doctrine. Nebraska , invalidating the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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The stakes in the case are high: The challengers argue that the current deferential standard is unconstitutional, while the Biden administration contends that overturning the existing doctrine would be a “convulsive shock to the legal system.” The doctrine at the center of the case is known as the Chevron doctrine.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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5] For the reasons discussed below, more firms – and their legal and other advisers– should follow them. Corporate and securities law – as well as companies and their leaders acting through lobbying and politics – also have major roles to play. [9] Academic readers of this blog should too!

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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards

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In its legislative findings, which remain in air quality statutes today , Congress justified air pollution regulation because “the growth of the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare.”