KPFA - Terra Verde

Environmental Protection in a Post-Chevron World


Listen Later

Forty years ago, the Supreme Court established what would become a bedrock principle in administrative law. Known as Chevron deference, the principle required that courts defer to the expertise of federal agencies when interpreting any ambiguities in the laws they were tasked with implementing. In late June, six of the nine supreme court justices joined the majority opinion in a case overturning Chevron deference. Under the decision issued in Loper Bright Enterprises, the Court says it should be judges, not agency experts at, say, the Environmental Protection Agency, who should make the call when interpreting statutory ambiguities. It may seem mundane, but the decision represents a sea change for the United States regulatory system. And it could have far-reaching implications for everything from environmental protection, to food safety, to disability rights.

David Doniger, Senior Advisor to the NRDC Action Fund, joins Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren to discuss the new legal landscape and what it means for efforts to protect the environment.

The post Environmental Protection in a Post-Chevron World appeared first on KPFA.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

KPFA - Terra VerdeBy KPFA

  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4

4

6 ratings


More shows like KPFA - Terra Verde

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,241 Listeners

Democracy Now! Audio by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Audio

5,660 Listeners

KPFA - The Herbal Highway by KPFA

KPFA - The Herbal Highway

155 Listeners

KPFA - Against the Grain by KPFA

KPFA - Against the Grain

197 Listeners

KPFA - Over the Edge by KPFA

KPFA - Over the Edge

47 Listeners

KPFA - Flashpoints by KPFA

KPFA - Flashpoints

62 Listeners

KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays by KPFA

KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

52 Listeners

KPFA - Behind the News by KPFA

KPFA - Behind the News

56 Listeners

KPFA - Letters and Politics by KPFA

KPFA - Letters and Politics

268 Listeners

KPFA - UpFront by KPFA

KPFA - UpFront

50 Listeners

KPFA - CounterSpin by KPFA

KPFA - CounterSpin

24 Listeners

KPFA - Democracy Now! by KPFA

KPFA - Democracy Now!

49 Listeners

KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show by KPFA

KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

86 Listeners

The Bill Simmons Podcast by The Ringer

The Bill Simmons Podcast

29,969 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,809 Listeners