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EnvironmentalProtection Agency. First and foremost, despite some fossilfuel interests swinging for the fossilfuel-favored fences, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. Now we have that decision in hand , and with it the dismal confirmation that indeed, another seismic shift has just occurred.
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