Supreme Court rulings endanger environmental protections

The Supreme Court has put environmental protections under threat — issuing decisions that limit the power of agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to combat climate change and pollution.

Two of the court's recent rulings, both of which were decided 6-3 along ideological lines, could have a far-reaching impact on agencies' ability to make and defend rules governing greenhouse gas emissions as well as air and water pollution. 

Stan Meiburg, who was the EPA’s acting No.