Stories by Niina H. Farah

The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on “Chevron deference” could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines

Supreme Court justices declined to decide whether the Biden administration is placing too high a value on the cost to society of spewing carbon and other planet-warming gases

A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is suing the Biden administration over the approval of the Willow oil- and gas-drilling project in Alaska, arguing the government failed to consider the climate risks, as well as harm to wildlife and subsistence hunting

The court’s use of the “major questions” doctrine is likely to spur challenges to climate and energy regulations

Carbon capture and storage technology, low-carbon fuels and state energy policies are all avenues the EPA could pursue to rein in greenhouse gases

A court order barring use of an interim social cost of carbon could slow at least 38 pending rules from four agencies

The court made a stunning decision to hear a challenge to the agency’s authority to restrict greenhouse gas emissions

The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett may make the court more skeptical of broad readings of agencies’ regulatory powers

The rule will have little impact on emissions and provides only modest cuts to other harmful pollutants

New rules would reduce the tallied benefits of regulations compared to costs