U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron ruling means people must work harder for the environment

The end of the session for the U.S. Supreme Court, many court observers know, brings out a number of important and controversial rulings. This is especially true for those related to environmental quality, climate, and health of our communities, because these rulings will have serious impact on the progress toward addressing climate change and health.

On June 29, 2024, by votes of 6-3 and 6-2 in two cases brought by herring fishing operators in New Jersey and Rhode Island, the justices overruled their landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which established the Chevron doctrine. The plaintiffs had challenged a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rule requiring them to pay for the federal monitors who regularly join fishing boats to ensure compliance with federal regulations. The fishing operators said the rule forced them to hand over up to 20% of their profits.

This ruling breaks with long-standing court precedent and has the potential of upsetting significant federal agency and department legal interpretations, policy development, regulations, and rules dealing with a multitude of issues, including, but not limited to:

Health safety, food safety, research, and production, tobacco regulations; health insurance coverage, access to health delivery systems services, payment, and pricing; environmental law addressing clean air, water, energy, and emission standards, tax credits, and rebates to motivate clean energy production of electric vehicles, and protection of significant natural and wildlife resources.

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