Gorsuch's Chevron, Originalist Views Suggest Mixed Environmental Record

摘要

Appellate court judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, is highly skeptical of courts granting agencies deference to interpret statutes and is committed to adhering to the "original" meaning of the Constitution - qualities that likely will not endear him to the environmental community, sources say. But those qualities might not always result in rulings that weaken environmental protections. For example, his views could offer less deference to federal actions that soften such rules, and they could in some instances protect state regulations from challenges.