CMG Executive Director Curtis Schube recently published an op-ed in the Federal Newswire on the changes to federal energy policy resulting from the United States Supreme Court’s Chevron decision.
For decades, the Chevron Doctrine, aptly named after the Supreme Court decision named Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. NRDC, shaped how federal agencies exercised their regulatory power. It has also served as a vehicle for agencies to stand in the way of energy development.
The Chevron doctrine allowed agencies to interpret “ambiguous” statutes to shape them in a manner that the agency desired. This was done with little judicial oversight: by design. As a result, citizens and businesses have been subjected to ambiguous laws but have had little-to-no say in the interpretive process, even if the regulator significantly impacts the citizen’s rights.
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