Episode 38: Climate Change Goes to Court

<p>The Supreme Court is taking up four cases, consolidated under the name <em>West Virginia v. EPA</em>, that could lead to the most consequential decision on the government’s ability to fight climate change in recent history. Although the litigation is nominally over President Obama’s Clean Power Plan – which was repealed by the Trump administration but still exists in a zombie-like legal state – it's really about the executive branch's ability to fight climate change - and to govern more broadly. To help us understand what is at stake in this case, Debra Perlin speaks this week with two friends from Earthjustice, Jill Tauber and Kirti Datla.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----------------</span></p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Debra Perlin, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/debra-perlin/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Director of Policy and Programs</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Jill Tauber, <a href= "https://earthjustice.org/about/staff/jill-tauber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy at Earthjustice</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Kirti Datla, <a href= "https://earthjustice.org/about/staff/kirti-datla" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy at Earthjustice</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://earthjustice.org/action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Earthjustice's Action Center</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://ajustclimate.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equitable & Just National Climate Platform</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Climate Law Blog, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/oral_arguments.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopen