ECONEWS REPORT: Chevron capsized: What it means for our environment | Lost Coast Outpost

No more Chevron deference. What is “Chevron deference,” you ask? Well, it has been the backbone of our federal administrative state. Congress often enacts laws that are unclear or can be interpreted in many ways. In Chevron, decided in 1984, the Supreme Court held that when a law is unclear, an agency receives deference to its interpretation of that law when issuing regulations. In other words, the regulations are likely to withstand legal challenges because federal courts are required to defer to the opinions of federal agencies. The Supreme Court recently overturned Chevron , saying that agencies should not be given deference but that the courts should decide what the regulations mean.

So what does that mean? CHAOS.

Our EcoNews lawyers, Tom, Matt, Melodie and Scott, discuss the decisions made and their consequences in this episode.