Chevron Deference Overturned by U.S. Supreme Court

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the Chevron deference guiding agency interpretations since 1984. This ruling mandates that courts exercise independent judgment rather than deferring to agencies, significantly impacting environmental law and reshaping agency authority. Discover the details of this important opinion.

Challenging the Science Behind EPA’s Risk Evaluation for Chrysotile Asbestos

While the EPA’s Report concludes that chrysotile asbestos poses an “unreasonable risk” to human health, its own benchmarks define that risk as exceeding 1 in 1,000,000 for do-it-yourself exposures and 1 in 10,000 for mechanics—thresholds that still reflect less than a 1% lifetime cancer risk. In context, these risk levels are markedly lower than many everyday hazards identified by the National Safety Council, raising questions about how the EPA characterizes and applies the concept of “unreasonable risk.”