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Supreme Court to hear case Tuesday that could restrict bedrock environmental law
The Hill ^ | 12/09/24 | Rachel Frazin

Posted on 12/09/2024 8:27:43 AM PST by cuz1961

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could reduce the scope of one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws.

The case deals with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which mandates that the government consider the environmental impacts of its actions before moving ahead with them.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: epa

1 posted on 12/09/2024 8:27:43 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

“The court will weigh whether upstream and downstream impacts from a project should be considered as part of that process.

The case could result in the court’s conservative majority significantly limiting which environmental impacts need to be evaluated in federal decisions.”

NO, I am ASSUMING the court will evaluate whether an unelected agency can mandate laws.


2 posted on 12/09/2024 8:32:24 AM PST by TiGuy22
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To: cuz1961
bye bye american lies

put the mental to the settle
and listened to them cry

and good ol buys were drinking
mao and his lies

singing

this is the day we all die

. ;-)

3 posted on 12/09/2024 8:41:27 AM PST by cuz1961 (Isaiah 53:3)
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To: cuz1961

These are not bedrock laws. The Constitution is. These are anathema to the Constitution.


4 posted on 12/09/2024 8:57:41 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: cuz1961

If Congress wants Project X, the Project should proceed.


5 posted on 12/09/2024 9:16:14 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: cuz1961

Congressional representatives should have time to analyze bills.

Possible objections should be raised to Congress.


6 posted on 12/09/2024 9:20:30 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: cuz1961

Gorsuch has recused himself.


7 posted on 12/09/2024 9:34:26 AM PST by nwrep
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To: cuz1961

Fred Flintstone was unavailable for comment.


8 posted on 12/09/2024 9:39:05 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: TiGuy22

“NO, I am ASSUMING the court will evaluate whether an unelected agency can mandate laws.”

Get with the narrative. You are being so picky :)


9 posted on 12/09/2024 10:06:07 AM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: cuz1961

The article was so biased, and poorly written as to be almost unreadable, Just what was the case about? An over reach of executive power via regulation? Hard to say.

Environmental laws are often 1) so vaguely written as to preclude any activity a bureaucrat doesn’t like and 2) a violation of the “Due Process” clause regarding taking of property.


10 posted on 12/09/2024 10:21:18 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: cuz1961

Declare NEPA unconstitutional...and watch as we save $1 trillion overnight.


11 posted on 12/09/2024 10:53:05 AM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

The EPA was created by Executive Order and should be ended by Executive Order


12 posted on 12/09/2024 11:28:16 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: cuz1961

Is this another agency issuing rules and regulation (laws) that belong to congress?

I thought the Supremes already ruled that that is a no-no.


13 posted on 12/09/2024 11:28:48 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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To: cuz1961

Kind of torn about this since it involves Federal Actions. It does seem appropriate that for Federal projects and facilities some consideration for environmental impacts should be considered. We don’t need a bunch of Raritan Arsenals happening again where the government just dug holes and buried ammunition and mustard gas in the ground to get rid of it. Years later when the Arsenal was closed and private developers built on the property, all kinds of nasty and dangerous surprises cropped up.


14 posted on 12/09/2024 11:40:17 AM PST by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, black Trump supporter, executed in the street in broad daylight 2020.)
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To: nwrep

Gorsuch has recused himself.”

That really sucks. This is a hugely important case we needed his vote. You can bet no rat would recuse themselves. In fact the only time a rat Judge will recuse themselves is if them not recusing guarantees an appeal being granted. I’m sick of our side fighting a one-armed fight.


15 posted on 12/09/2024 2:03:57 PM PST by gibsonguy
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