In a 2014 Case About the Ability of the EPA

question 59

Multiple Choice

In a 2014 case about the ability of the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, the Supreme Court ruled that

• A)the EPA can regulate all emitters of greenhouse gases.
• B)the EPA can regulate only major emitters of greenhouse gases.
• C)the EPA cannot regulate any greenhouse gas pollution without further congressional authorization.
• D)the EPA cannot regulate any greenhouse gas pollution without a constitutional amendment allowing such action.
• E)greenhouse gases have no role in climate change and thus cannot be considered a form of pollution.

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