The Supreme Court's conservative majority is a threat to the world
CNN
The Supreme Court spent recent weeks triggering political and legal earthquakes across America. But its latest audacious blow could affect the entire planet.
After advancing the Republican Party's agenda by overturning the federal right to an abortion and loosening gun laws, the conservative court majority built by former President Donald Trump on Thursday limited the government's capacity to fight climate change.
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices held that US law did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to set caps on planet-warming emissions from power plants. Given that President Joe Biden's $500 billion energy and climate plan is stuck in the Senate, the move dealt a significant blow to US global leadership on the issue.