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The Supreme Court closes out a controversial term

1 big thing

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🗓️ 1 July 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The Supreme Court issued its last two decisions of the term yesterday – including one that curbs the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate climate emissions. It was a blow to the Biden administration's efforts to combat global warming. Plus: the Supreme Court gives President Biden a win on immigration. And: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in, becoming the first Black woman on the nation's highest court. Guests: Axios' Stef Kight and Andrew Freedman. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Erica Pandey, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Supreme Court reins in Biden's power on climate change Supreme Court rulings muddy regulatory waters SCOTUS allows Biden to end "Remain in Mexico" policy Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Good morning. Welcome to Axios Today. It's Friday, July 1st. I'm Erica Pandy in for Nile Voodoo.

0:26.4

Today, the Supreme Court gives President Biden a win on immigration,

0:30.9

and takes away EPA power over climate change. Plus, Judge Katanjee Brown Jackson is sworn in.

0:38.3

The Supreme Court closes out a controversial term. That's our one big thing.

0:48.8

The Supreme Court issued its last two decisions of the term yesterday, including one that

0:53.8

curbs the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate climate emissions.

0:58.2

It was a major blow to the Biden administration's efforts to combat global warming,

1:02.7

and the implications of the decision go beyond just the EPA. Here to explain is Andrew Friedman,

1:08.3

climate reporter for Axios. First off, what does this decision actually change in terms of what

1:14.2

the EPA can and can't do? So, this decision actually concerns regulations that weren't in effect

1:22.7

right now. It reviewed a plan that President Obama had put in place called the Clean Power Plan,

1:31.0

which basically regulated all power plants in the country and tried to move them from fossil fuels

1:40.4

to cleaner technology. Basically, the Court reviewed fundamental questions about what the EPA can

1:49.2

and can't do under the Clean Air Act as made clear by Congress. On the climate change front,

1:56.8

this makes it much harder for the United States to meet its own targets, because power plants

2:03.3

are the number two source of emissions in the United States behind transportation.

2:08.6

So, if you can regulate them in one fell swoop with the national program under the EPA,

2:14.7

and bring those emissions down in sort of a top-down way, then you're well on your way to

2:21.6

meeting your target. Now, though, they can't. So, they have to come up with a solution,

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