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Joe Biden’s DOJ is Claiming “There is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate” (jacobin.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Why does the Constitution need to be involved? The federal government already has power to regulate emissions, so there's nothing stopping Congress (from a constitutional perspective) from passing laws to do so.