A recent Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce the Clean Air Act and shifts that power back to Congress has received praise from a former Texas state representative.
Jason Isaac, who now is the director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, called the ruling a victory for Americans that have already made strides in reducing emissions without extreme regulatory enforcement.
“Scaling back the Biden administration’s climate chokehold on domestic energy producers would be a godsend for the national economy,” Isaac wrote in a June 23 article for the Cannon.
At the time of the article’s posting, Supreme Court justices were still weighing their decision on a lawsuit from West Virginia that would limit the power of the EPA to enforce climate rules on behalf of the federal government.
After the ruling was handed down, Isaac rejoiced at the decision.
“The Supreme Court has delivered a vital win in reining in the bureaucratic ‘fourth branch’ of government,” Isaac said in a statement. “This decides in favor of West Virginia in saying Congress must deliver a clear directive, and Congress has not when it comes to the absurdity of regulating greenhouse gasses.”
In his article for the Cannon, Isaac noted the danger posed by groups set on pushing Environmental, Social and Governance policies in the public and private sector, and claimed such policies sought to bully businesses into compliance instead of pursuing competitive enterprise.
Texas has been taking aim at firms that have boycotted oil and gas, contacting organizations suspected of taking part in such activity for clarity regarding their policies on oil and gas investment.
According to World Oil, most of the firms contacted responded within the 60-day deadline and showed an interest in financing the shift away from traditional fuels.
According to the EPA, the United States has reduced harmful airborne pollutions by 78% in the last decade.
