Justin Schwab
38:52 - 39:22
“People can in good faith disagree about the bounds of authority Congress has given EPA, but no one should mistake a concern that agencies stay within those bounds for a lack of concern about the environment and human health.”
- Speaker
- Justin Schwab
- Timestamp
- 38:52 – 39:22
- Community
- Alaska News
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From the transcript
The Clean Air Act is also a very powerful tool, and it must be used as Congress has authorized. All agency authority ultimately derives from congressional delegation. People can in good faith disagree about the bounds of authority Congress has given EPA, but no one should mistake a concern that agencies stay within those bounds for a lack of concern about the environment and human health. My career has concentrated on environmental law for over a decade. In the first Trump administration, as Deputy General Counsel at EPA, I focused on the Clean Air Act.
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