President Trump’s executive orders make headlines, but the biggest battle over the future of U.S. environmental policy is taking place elsewhere, suggest Robin Bravender and Scott Waldman. As Trump is demonstrating as he unravels Obama’s climate change policies, “executive actions can be fleeting.” Instead, keep an eye on his court picks.
“With widespread vacancies in federal courts at the end of Obama's term and more openings since Trump took office, the administration has the potential to remake the federal judiciary and shape numerous legal decisions related to climate and environmental policy,” Bravender and Waldman write for Climate Wire in the Scientific American.
“The Trump administration has acted expeditiously to fill vacancies on top courts around the country, including the Supreme Court and powerful lower courts that could decide the fate of regulatory challenges and novel lawsuits, like localities suing oil companies for damages caused by sea-level rise. Those judges could be weighing in on climate change cases long after Trump leaves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”
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“With widespread vacancies in federal courts at the end of Obama's term and more openings since Trump took office, the administration has the potential to remake the federal judiciary and shape numerous legal decisions related to climate and environmental policy,” Bravender and Waldman write for Climate Wire in the Scientific American.
“The Trump administration has acted expeditiously to fill vacancies on top courts around the country, including the Supreme Court and powerful lower courts that could decide the fate of regulatory challenges and novel lawsuits, like localities suing oil companies for damages caused by sea-level rise. Those judges could be weighing in on climate change cases long after Trump leaves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”
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