The Key to Climate Regulation

What actually gives the EPA the power to regulate emissions? Sarah Light, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, breaks down the “key in the hotel room” analogy behind the endangerment finding and why removing it could fundamentally change climate regulation.

ABOUT THE EPISODE Sarah Light, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, explains how efforts to repeal the EPA’s endangerment finding could reshape climate policy in the U.S. While rolling back federal authority under the Clean Air Act may limit nationwide regulation, it could also open the door to increased state-level nuisance lawsuits against power plants and fossil fuel companies. As courts weigh the future of federal oversight, legal battles at the state level may become a key driver of climate accountability.

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