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The Supreme Court is weighing whether to scale back EPA's power to combat climate change

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in what could be a monumental case for the climate.

The deliberations focus on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate emissions. The case could also have larger implications for the way government works.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Nathan Rott, a member of NPR’s climate team.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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