October 02, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review lawmakers' 2017 use of the Congressional Review Act to kill an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting streams and waterways from coal mining pollution, denying a petition from advocacy groups that argued the act unconstitutionally empowers Congress to roll back executive branch decisions.
September 22, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has already agreed to review two cases with important implications for environmental and administrative law during its 2023 term, and several more litigants are seeking the justices' attention on issues ranging from financial responsibility for Superfund cleanups to whether the federal government properly estimated the social costs of greenhouse gases.
June 09, 2023
Advocacy groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to check Congress' power to roll back executive branch regulations, arguing lawmakers have illegally made it easier to undo rules than restore them.