Bella Sewall Wolitz

On July 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally proposed to revoke its 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” in which the EPA declared that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution and endanger public health. This determination has served as the legal prerequisite for the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants and other industrial sources pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Notwithstanding the increasing size and severity of wildfires over the past decade, certain plaintiff groups have sought to constrain the government’s response to wildfires. Brownstein was honored to have the opportunity to represent a diverse coalition of wildfire stakeholders in one such case, advocating for the continued availability of every tool in the toolbox to protect human lives, private property, public lands and natural resources.

Supreme Court to hear case that could change landmark precedent Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that during its next term it will hear a case that could overturn Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC, 467 U.S. 837 (1984). Under Chevron, a court defers to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, as long as the judge finds the interpretation to be reasonable.