In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, diminishing the agency's ability to regulate power-plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. 
 
Some see the ruling in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf" target="_blank">West Virginia v. EPA</a> as a setback for efforts to minimize the effects of climate change.

In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, diminishing the agency's ability to regulate power-plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. Some see the ruling in West Virginia v. EPA as a setback for efforts to minimize the effects of climate change.

In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, diminishing the agency's ability to regulate power-plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. 
 
Some see the ruling in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Virginia v. EPA</a> as a setback for efforts to minimize the effects of climate change.

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