LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS • January 23, 2024
The Supreme Court just heard arguments in two critical cases — Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo — that could gut the federal government's authority to enforce even the most basic environmental protections. In both cases, corporate interests backed by big oil are suing in order to hamstring federal agencies’ authority to protect people from powerful special interests. If these plaintiffs get their way, it would move authority over every area of public policy from public-interest agencies like the EPA to the MAGA-dominated federal courts.