Bustos Statement on Supreme Court's EPA Decision

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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate carbon emissions:

"Today, the Supreme Court ruled to harm Midwest communities. This decision is bad for the environment, bad for farming and bad for our communities' health.

"By severely limiting the ability to address our changing climate, the Supreme Court will ultimately make farming more difficult. In recent years, we've seen how climate chaos destroys crops, damages land and makes recovery after a disaster that much more difficult. This will set our agricultural communities back for generations.

"Congress has already charged the Environmental Protection Agency with the job of engaging climate and industry experts to tackle the most pressing environmental issue of our time. Yet by stripping down the agency's ability to curb carbon emissions, the Court has placed itself in the role of "climate expert.'

"It's about time we let the real climate experts make decisions about the climate -- and I will work to explore alternatives to restoring this important EPA role."

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