Cleveland.com Article RatingU.S. Supreme Court rejects EPA effort to regulate power plant emissions in decision sought by Ohio Republicans
Jul 01, 2022 View Original Article
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| "It will exacerbate the plight of communities of color historically overburdened by pollution and will destabilize the future of clean energy and the economic promise it holds, Browner added." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Today's decision by the Supreme Court is welcome news and further proves that EPA overstepped its authority by imposing enormously burdensome regulations on states to reconfigure our electric grid despite Congress's rejection." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "A dissent authored by Justice Elena Kagan argued that Congress broadly authorized EPA to select the best system of emission reduction for power plants." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Although the state of West Virginia was the lead plaintiff on the case, Ohio was among more than a dozen states that backed its argument that the Clean Air Act did not give EPA the power tp make changes that would have such a sweeping affect over the nation's electricity production." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "This case was critical in making clear that EPA does not have the authority to issue regulations that transform how we use and generate electricity in this country, said a statement from U.S. Sen., Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who signed onto the brief with her Ohio counterparts." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "The 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts said that capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that would force the nation to transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible solution to the crisis of the day, but that Congress did not give EPA the authority enact the regulations on its own." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "EPA will move forward with lawfully setting and implementing environmental standards that meet our obligation to protect all people and all communities from environmental harm." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "This Supreme Court in this term has returned more power from Washington to the American people than any court in recent memory, Johnson said." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Congress must use every tool at our disposal to ensure our government is prepared to address climate change head-on to protect our children's future, Ryan continued." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Iovation Ohio President and CEO Desiree Tims issued a statement that said the decision will likely mean fewer upgrades and repairs to power plants that emit pollution, and could hinder other government efforts to ensure clean drinking water and test food quality." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "A statement from Niles-area Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan said the Supreme Court has effectively gutted the EPA's ability to combat the threat of climate change and help kickstart our clean energy economy.This dangerous precedent caot stand." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "This latest damaging decision will gut EPA's ability to protect clean air and water and fight climate change, said a statement from Shontel Brown." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "A statement from President Joe Biden called the ruling another devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards, and pledged to use his lawful authorities to protect public health and tackle the climate crisis." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio joined GOP U.S. Reps. Bob Latta of Bowling Green, Bill Johnson of Marietta and Troy Balderson of Zanesville in signing onto a legal brief that urged the court to not permit agencies to discover expansive regulatory authorities where none exist by implementing overreaching regulations like the Clean Power Plan." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio joined GOP U.S. Reps. Bob Latta of Bowling Green, Bill Johnson of Marietta and Troy Balderson of Zanesville in signing onto a legal brief that urged the court to not permit agencies to discover expansive regulatory authorities where none exist by implementing overreaching regulations like the Clean Power Plan." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio joined GOP U.S. Reps. Bob Latta of Bowling Green, Bill Johnson of Marietta and Troy Balderson of Zanesville in signing onto a legal brief that urged the court to not permit agencies to discover expansive regulatory authorities where none exist by implementing overreaching regulations like the Clean Power Plan." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "A statement from Johnson said EPA's mission is to implement and enforce laws, not write them." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "This case was critical in making clear that EPA does not have the authority to issue regulations that transform how we use and generate electricity in this country, said a statement from U.S. Sen., Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who signed onto the brief with her Ohio counterparts." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
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53% : "It will exacerbate the plight of communities of color historically overburdened by pollution and will destabilize the future of clean energy and the economic promise it holds," Browner added.52% : "Today's decision by the Supreme Court is welcome news and further proves that EPA overstepped its authority by imposing enormously burdensome regulations on states to reconfigure our electric grid despite Congress's rejection."
44% : A dissent authored by Justice Elena Kagan argued that Congress broadly authorized EPA to select the "best system of emission reduction" for power plants.
41% : Although the state of West Virginia was the lead plaintiff on the case, Ohio was among more than a dozen states that backed its argument that the Clean Air Act did not give EPA the power tp make changes that would have such a sweeping affect over the nation's electricity production.
38% :Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio joined Democratic U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Shontel Brown of Warrensville Heights and Joyce Beatty of Columbus in signing onto a legal brief that said the Clean Air Act authorized EPA to set air pollution standards from fossil fuel-fired power plants, and Congress had recent reaffirmed its intent to confer that authority on EPA.
35% : ""This case was critical in making clear that EPA does not have the authority to issue regulations that transform how we use and generate electricity in this country," said a statement from U.S. Sen., Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, who signed onto the brief with her Ohio counterparts.
34% : The 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts said that capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that would force the nation to transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible "solution to the crisis of the day," but that Congress did not give EPA the authority enact the regulations on its own.
33% : "EPA will move forward with lawfully setting and implementing environmental standards that meet our obligation to protect all people and all communities from environmental harm."
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.