clean air act; EPA powers
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Overview
This concurrent memorial urges the U.S. Congress to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It argues that the EPA’s current regulation of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, is not supported by existing law and potentially violates constitutional principles. The memorial highlights the lack of a clear statutory basis for the EPA’s actions and references a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the EPA’s authority.
Key provisions
- Requests Congress to define the EPA’s powers and duties.
- Calls for an end to what the memorial describes as ‘EPA regulation overreach’.
- Specifically targets the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases.
- References the ‘major questions doctrine’ and the Supreme Court case West Virginia v. EPA.
- Advocates for a clarification of the EPA’s authority within the Clean Air Act.
Who is affected
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Congress of the United States
- State of Arizona
- Businesses subject to EPA regulations
- The public (indirectly, through environmental policy)
Notable changes
- The memorial challenges the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
- It invokes the ‘major questions doctrine’ to argue against the EPA’s expansive interpretation of its powers.
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