The Environmental Protection Agency

Sara and Casey take a look at the history of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency, and explore the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of West Virginia v. EPA.

 

Resources for this episode:

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (Nixon's message to Congress)

EPA: The Basics of the Regulatory Process

Laws and Executive Orders Related to the EPA

EPA Denies Petition to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Motor Vehicles (2003)

Supreme Court Opinion on West Virginia v EPA

The Atlantic: How the U.S. Protects the Environment, from Nixon to Trump

The Atlantic: The Supreme Court's EPA Ruling is Going to be Very, Very Expensive

Allsides.com

The Future of Federal Agency Rulemakings After West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

Law and the Multiverse: Ghostbusters and the EPA