WV v. EPA - How Much Law Remains

This program provides information about the decision reached, on June 30th, 2022, on the West Virginia versus EPA SCOTUS case and its implications for the CPR petition, which was submitted to the EPA on June 16th, 2022.

- Endorse the petition
- Make a donation to fund the legal work that lies ahead
- Submit comments that will become part of the EPA official administrative record for the petition.

The website provides a tool where one can easily submit comments that will become part of the official administrative record. A form letter is provided with the ability to tailor your letter and then submit it.

This video was recorded on July 6th, 2022, and published on July 10th, 2022, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.

Some of the other items covered are:
- A summary statement that after the decision on West Virginia versus EPA there is still room for significant executive action through the Environmental Protection Agency through the TOxic Substances Control Act (TOSCA).

- The increasing despair that many are experiencing, given their growing understanding of the nature of the climate emergency and its threat to their future and the fact that one of the antidotes can be taking meaningful action.

- The book 'A People's History of the United States' by Howard Zinn is discussed and his explanation about how long it can take social change to occur in movements such as the abolition of slavery, the independence movement in India, and apartheid in South Africa.

- How the President cannot simply direct EPA to take action on climate change but must do what is required under the law is to undertake a rulemaking proceeding as has been initiated by CPR’s petition.

- and more. . .

Links:

- To endorse the petition click this link

- To send a public comment to the EPA using the CPR public comment tool click this link

- Toxic Substances Control Act (TOSCA)

- Regulation of Chemicals under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act

- Who supports a price on carbon?

- Docket (court) - Wikipedia

- Ecological grief (wikipedia)

- A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn

- Drilled Podcast

- West Virginia v EPA: Worst-Case Scenario and What Comes Next

Special Guest:
Dan Galpern - Attorney at Law, Environmental and climate attorney and policy analyst. Since 2011, Dan has served as legal and policy adviser to the climate scientist James E. Hansen – including with respect to administrative, criminal and civil state and federal actions.

Regular Panelists:
Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate

Video Production:
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader

Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP26 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader

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Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0

[EvolutionWendy]

*Hope hope hope* youse find success in this hard work here thank you for protecting me, and the planet, what frustrating political court we have, it's madness and doom.

[dianewallace]

I just endorsed and donated to this excellent cause using the Toxic Substances Control Act. I used to perform testing for dioxins/PCBs at Superfund sites and waterway sites. Our environmental chemistry lab was defunded in the 90s. I feel like the EPA has done close to nothing except save the ozone layer (which is a wonderful exception) since the 80s. I am so hopeful that this petition will remind the EPA what is their job.

[robertforsythe]

How do you regulate greed? How do you make change where those who have money make all the choices. Ponder the minds of the powerful.

[rajendratayya]

There is insidious state of human affairs that needs addressing to help our efforts to prevent the climate change crisis.

[markusklein]

Respected team,
I'm aware that legal issues discussed are relevant within your legislation/jurisdiction of US/US territories only whilst my query relates rather to a necessary global context wrt this matter of urgency. The European Union recently declared 'Gas' (comment subscriber: likely Natural Gas CH4 et al) as 'acceptable, green transition fuel'. Given the CO2 release by burning NG: Would this type of declaration not undermine your petition as the core argument -intended to declare CO2 as a toxic/harmful substance- might stand weak. Reason being: EU countries are not only allowed to release (toxic?) CO2 by burning NG but instead they are encouraged to do so.
I value your comments. Cheers (btw English is my third language and as a result I appreciate if you could keep it pragmatic)