The Supreme Court is taking up four cases, consolidated under the name West Virginia v. EPA, that could lead to the most consequential decision on the government’s ability to fight climate change in recent history. Although the litigation is nominally over President Obama’s Clean Power Plan – which was repealed by the Trump administration but still exists in a zombie-like legal state – it's really about the executive branch's ability to fight climate change - and to govern more broadly. To help us understand what is at stake in this case, Debra Perlin speaks this week with two friends from Earthjustice, Jill Tauber and Kirti Datla.

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Today's Host: Debra Perlin, ACS Director of Policy and Programs

Guest: Jill Tauber, Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy at Earthjustice

Guest: Kirti Datla, Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy at Earthjustice

Link: Earthjustice's Action Center

Link: Equitable & Just National Climate Platform

Link: Climate Law Blog, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Link: Supreme Court Oral arguments

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