Source: Common Dreams
“Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine (which instructed courts to defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of laws passed by Congress as they regulate everything from food safety to labor rights to climate pollution), progressive [sic] lawmakers vowed to take action to protect the power of these agencies to shield the public from toxic chemicals and unscrupulous employers. Legislators expressed concerns about the impacts of the court’s 6-3 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, which ended a 40-year precedent established by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984. [editor’s note: The truth comes out; these elected members of Congress want to keep the rules in the hands of agencies, and never pass another bill themselves – SAT] (06/29/24)