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The EPA no longer has authority over carbon emissions

Published June 30, 2022 at 10:06 AM PDT

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environment Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions from existing power plants.

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with NPR’s Laura Benshoff.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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