{"id":617,"date":"2022-03-02T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/tech-giants-call-on-scotus-to-let-epa-regulate-co2-emissions\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:31:16","slug":"tech-giants-call-on-scotus-to-let-epa-regulate-co2-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/tech-giants-call-on-scotus-to-let-epa-regulate-co2-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech giants call on SCOTUS to let EPA regulate CO2 emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/1\/26\/22902685\/scotus-big-tech-epa-regulate-co2-emissions-climate<\/a>
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Major tech companies are weighing in on a high-profile climate case in support of EPA greenhouse gas regulations. Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Tesla, Paypal, and Salesforce are among the companies that filed a brief<\/a> yesterday asking the Supreme Court to uphold the agency\u2019s authority to regulate the pollution causing climate change. <\/p>\n

\u201cBoth corporate action and EPA regulation are needed to reduce emissions at the rate necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change,\u201d the brief says. The companies say they are \u201cunited in their efforts to combat this threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The case the companies are weighing in on, West Virginia v. EPA<\/em><\/a>, concerns whether or not the EPA has the regulatory authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants through the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court agreed to hear<\/a> the case last year after it was brought by coal companies and states friendly to the fossil fuel industry. <\/p>\n

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