Supreme Court decision threatens public health & safety

[Consumer Reports]   Dear Friend, We often take for granted that we’ll be protected from threats like contaminated food, hazardous products, dirty air and water, and predatory financial schemes. But many of the consumer and safety protections we rely on are now threatened due to a decision released today by the Supreme Court that undermines federal agencies’ ability to protect the public. In a landmark ruling, the court gutted a longstanding legal doctrine that has helped federal agencies carry out their responsibilities under the law and issue sensible rules — ranging from insider trading restrictions to fuel economy standards that reduce pollution and save you money at the pump.  But Congress has the power to respond, and ensure that agencies can continue to act to protect public health, safety, and fairness in the marketplace. [Will you sign this petition now calling on Congress to preserve our critically important consumer and safety protections?](  [Sign the Petition »](  The Supreme Court took aim at a decades-old legal principle known as Chevron deference, which has been relied on in over 18,000 judicial cases since 1984 and has given experts in our regulatory agencies the power to reasonably interpret ambiguous federal laws. It has enabled agencies to carry out their missions as Congress charged them to do when it created them, and issue consumer and environmental regulations that protect our food and water.   Today’s ruling takes authority out of the hands of the experts in our government agencies — the ones who decide which pharmaceutical drugs are approved, which chemicals manufacturers can use, and which products are safe for babies — and puts decisions like these into the hands of individual judges. This sets up consumers for weakened protections and a national patchwork of rules. It could also upend many of the health and safety regulations currently in place. That’s why Congress must act now to pass legislation that would protect us from this assault on regulatory safeguards. [Sign our petition to Congress and ask them to take action NOW.](  [Sign Now! »]( This far-reaching decision has the potential to impact so many facets of our personal, financial, and environmental health and safety. To learn more, read Consumer Reports’ coverage of today’s announcement, [Supreme Court Ruling Jeopardizes Scores of Consumer Protections](. Thank you for taking action on this critical issue. Please share this message with your networks to help others understand the importance of this breaking news so that they can take action, too. Thanks for all you do, Meg BohneConsumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](