The news these last few weeks has been so sensational, it’s no surprise that what doesn’t have a simple sound-byte or grisly video slides under the radar. But for anyone who cares about Creation (or children…or their own personal safety…), the Loper Bright Enterprises decision by the Supreme Court is already having disturbing impacts, and I’m very sorry to report that things will get much worse quickly.
For a full explanation of the decision, the precedents shredded, and the legal ramifications, an excellent Stanford Report explainer article is available via the link. The shorter version is—pretty much every regulation written by a federal agency in the last 40 years has been made a target.
Federal agencies may no longer base regulations on research done in-house. They must rely on Congress and the Courts to do all the research, and then to interpret the research and the relevant laws, and then to enact the regulations.Which is to say, protections put in place over the decades by the EPA (for our water, air, and soil), by the FDA (for our food, pharmaceuticals, and supplements), and by the USDA (for our meat, dairy, and agricultural products), are all lined up waiting to be shot down by deep-pocketed corporations seeking greater returns for investors.
It’s not just “Let the Buyer Beware”—it’s “Let the World Beware.” Your Greening Ministry Team is aghast, and you should be too.
~Peach McDouall
