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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Joe Biden’s DOJ is Claiming “There is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”

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Joe Biden’s DOJ is Claiming “There is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”

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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Joe Biden’s DOJ Is Claiming “There Is No Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate”
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In the same week large swaths of the US were under extreme heat warnings, Joe Biden’s Justice Department filed its most recent motion to dismiss a landmark climate case by arguing that nothing in the Constitution guarantees the right to a secure climate.
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    It’s a nothing article. There’s no reason to have ever assumed it was a constitutional right

    There’s plenty of other, much better reasons to justify the need for stable climate.

    • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlOP
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      It’s not about justifying the need for a livable climate, but being able to legally enforce the future having one.

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        The constitution also doesn’t deny the right to a stable climate, if that is what you mean.

        It just has nothing to do with it.

        • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlOP
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          Your right, but this needs to change. In order to stop Billionaires from ensuring there isn’t a single functional ecosystem, legal actions will be necessary.

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        Wouldn’t that be the EPA’s job? I do wish they had more power or were more strict when it came to climate change measures. I did find this though: https://www.epa.gov/climate-change

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          Ya, the funding cuts make it tough to do though. The EPA actually just decided to not reevaluate the smog standards showing the inability to do much at all.

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