End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the scope of the powers granted to the agency through the Clean Air Act:
“Today’s decision is the result of a relentless lobbying effort by the fossil fuel industry to forestall action on climate change by pumping money into political campaigns and shaping the Supreme Court. Since Citizens United, the fossil fuel industry has become one of the biggest spenders to elect Republicans, who in turn confirmed the radical conservative majority. The industry’s efficacy and strength is directly tied to its ability to spend unlimited and undisclosed money.
“At a time when the majority of Americans are demanding more action to curb the impacts of climate change and protect the environment, the Supreme Court is yet again showing how wildly out-of-touch it is. Until we sever the ties between special interest money and the Supreme Court, the radical majority will continue to side with monied interests that helped confirm them.”
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