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TexasTowelie

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Sun Feb 27, 2022, 12:16 AM Feb 2022

'Major questions' loom over climate change as Supreme Court hears WV-led case against EPA

Monday will bring the release of a report crafted by 270 scientists from 67 countries for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

It will outline how to adapt to the rapidly growing threat to global health as greenhouse gas emissions blanket Earth.

Monday also will bring a showdown that could make it significantly harder for the United States to adapt if West Virginia’s top legal officer wins.

The faceoff is a scheduled oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has led against the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Read more: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/major-questions-loom-over-climate-change-as-supreme-court-hears-wv-led-case-against-epa/article_ca844bd0-ed02-5c29-a7e4-d05666589386.html

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