Federal Appeals Court Returns Climate Rule Case to Lower Court After Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine.

A federal appeals court has sent a controversial climate change rule by the Biden administration back to a lower court due to an “upended legal landscape” following the Supreme Court’s decision to abandon Chevron. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the case should be returned to the Texas judge who heard it. This decision is seen as an indication of how the decision to overturn Chevron will play out in court and at federal agencies. The lower court judge had previously used Chevron as a basis for his decision to reject a conservative-led challenge to a Labor Department rule that helps retirement plan sponsors account for climate risks in investing.