{"id":2312855,"date":"2024-07-01T08:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T13:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&#038;p=2312855"},"modified":"2024-07-01T08:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T13:31:54","slug":"another-supreme-court-blow-to-climate","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/newsletter\/another-supreme-court-blow-to-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Supreme Court blow to climate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COURTS: <\/strong>The U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/regulation\/the-supreme-court-overturns-chevron-doctrine-gutting-federal-environmental-protections\/\">overturns the 40-year-old Chevron deference<\/a>, restoring stronger judicial power over federal agencies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/how-chevrons-fall-could-remake-the-energy-sector-2\/\">likely curbing<\/a> their ability to institute sweeping environmental and energy actions. <em>(Grist, E&amp;E News)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In her dissent on Chevron, Justice Elena Kagan calls out the court\u2019s majority for substituting \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4745941-kagan-dissent-supreme-court\/\">its own judgment on climate change<\/a> for that of the Environmental Protection Agency.\u201d <em>(The Hill)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Biden administration anticipated Chevron\u2019s reversal years ago, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us\/politics\/democrats-anticipating-chevrons-demise-gave-epa-more-power-in-recent-climate-law.html?utm_source=cbnewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=2024-07-01&amp;utm_campaign=Daily+Briefing+01+07+2024\">gave the U.S. EPA more power<\/a> to enact climate regulations as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. <em>(New York Times)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLIMATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Trump\u2019s campaign says he would once again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/28\/trump-paris-climate-treaty-withdrawal-again-00165903\">remove the U.S. from the Paris Agreement<\/a> if he wins the election. <em>(Politico)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new report shows how grid decarbonization and other emissions-reducing technologies can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/clean-industry\/chart-aluminum-has-a-big-co2-problem-heres-how-to-clean-it-up\">shrink the aluminum industry\u2019s climate impact<\/a>, even as demand for the metal grows to serve clean energy and electric vehicle deployment. <em>(Canary Media)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRID:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says it may create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/ferc-dynamic-line-rating-dlr-rosner-clements-miso-nerc\/720136\/\">regulatory framework for dynamic line ratings<\/a> that could increase power flow on existing transmission lines, among other updates at its Thursday meeting. <em>(Utility Dive)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New England\u2019s grid operator says in a report that <a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2024\/06\/28\/grid-operators-expect-electric-demand-to-increase-by-23-in-the-next-10-years\/\">electrification will increase power demand<\/a> by roughly 23% in the next ten years, with some offset from distributed residential solar and efficiency projects. <em>(VT Digger)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OFFSHORE WIND: <\/strong>The federal government announces an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrde.com\/news\/offshore-wind-development-area-lease-set-for-aug-14-auction\/article_99baa784-355e-11ef-b4dd-7f39960a4854.html\">offshore wind energy lease sale<\/a> that will include areas off the coast of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. <em>(WRDE)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POLICY: <\/strong>Virginia\u2019s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/youngkin-circumvents-legislature-to-upend-virginia-climate-policy\/\">unilaterally disregarded multiple state climate laws<\/a> passed by the Democratically controlled legislature, creating a legal crisis that could delay implementation for years. <em>(E&amp;E News)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OIL &amp; GAS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The EU\u2019s new regulations requiring fossil fuel companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kensilverstein\/2024\/07\/01\/the-eus-methane-regulations-will-impact-us-oil-and-gas-producers\/\">monitor and report their methane emissions<\/a> will affect the U.S., as it\u2019s the bloc\u2019s top liquefied natural gas supplier. <em>(Forbes)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native Alaska communities <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/rule-limiting-alaska-oil-gas-development-targeted-in-new-suit\">sue the Biden administration over its oil and gas drilling ban<\/a> on 10.6 million acres in a national petroleum reserve, saying it violates federal laws.<strong> <\/strong><em>(Bloomberg Law)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental groups appeal Michigan regulators\u2019 approval of\u00a0 Enbridge\u2019s plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/michigan-line-5-oil-pipeline-appeal-d77dc38b065d9395a38cc22c4a1bcfba\">tunnel the Line 5 pipeline<\/a> beneath the Straits of Mackinac, arguing they failed to properly consider alternatives.<em> (Associated Press)<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CO2 STORAGE: <\/strong>As Texas opens more offshore areas for carbon sequestration projects, experts foresee the Gulf Coast becoming a global hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29062024\/texas-gulf-coast-carbon-dioxide-injection-wells\/\">underground disposal of greenhouse gases<\/a>. <em>(Inside Climate News)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELECTRIFICATION: <\/strong>A fossil fuel trade group plans to file a lawsuit seeking to block Denver, Colorado\u2019s building codes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2024\/07\/01\/fossil-fuel-lawsuit-denver-climate-minding-building-gas-limiting-policies\/\">restricting natural gas appliances<\/a> in commercial and multifamily buildings. <em>(CPR)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OVERSIGHT: <\/strong>Ohio Lt. 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Jon Husted <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2024\/07\/01\/ohio-lt-gov-husted-denies-knowledge-of-corruption-scheme-in-wake-of-firstenergy-texts\/\">continues to deny knowledge<\/a> of FirstEnergy\u2019s scheme to secure a $1 billion bailout for its unprofitable power plants as text messages show he led the push to pass the 2019 law.<em> (Ohio Capital Journal) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:16px\">More from the Vxartnews: <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/midwest\/\">Midwest<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/southeast\/\">Southeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/northeast\/\">Northeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/west\/\">West<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Trump targets Paris Agreement 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