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Statement from AG Jennings on Supreme Court’s Climate Ruling

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022


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Attorney General Kathy Jennings released today the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency:

“The Supreme Court’s ruling is the latest in a dangerous, disgraceful pattern of decisions that risk the health of our neighbors, of our state, and now the very fate of our planet. The court’s ruling is a boon to the fossil fuel industry when it is already reaping record profits; for the rest of us, it is a gut punch when we are already far behind in the race to avoid catastrophe.

“Sound environmental policy is not optional for Delaware. The stakes are unique here: our state, which has the lowest mean elevation in the country, is caught between an encroaching sea to our east, air pollution from coal-burning states to our west, and a legacy of industrial pollution beneath our feet. Despite this ruling, we will continue to fight for sane environmental policy in state and federal court — and we will support the efforts of state and federal leaders to demonstrate the responsibility that the court has abandoned.”

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Statement from AG Jennings on Supreme Court’s Climate Ruling

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022


Navy blue background featuring the Delaware state seal in the center

Attorney General Kathy Jennings released today the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency:

“The Supreme Court’s ruling is the latest in a dangerous, disgraceful pattern of decisions that risk the health of our neighbors, of our state, and now the very fate of our planet. The court’s ruling is a boon to the fossil fuel industry when it is already reaping record profits; for the rest of us, it is a gut punch when we are already far behind in the race to avoid catastrophe.

“Sound environmental policy is not optional for Delaware. The stakes are unique here: our state, which has the lowest mean elevation in the country, is caught between an encroaching sea to our east, air pollution from coal-burning states to our west, and a legacy of industrial pollution beneath our feet. Despite this ruling, we will continue to fight for sane environmental policy in state and federal court — and we will support the efforts of state and federal leaders to demonstrate the responsibility that the court has abandoned.”

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