The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upended the longstanding legal principle of deferring to federal agencies in interpreting and implementing laws. This decision weakens the government’s ability to set environmental policy, potentially putting existing climate, air, and water protections at risk. If former President Donald Trump returns to office, this ruling could bolster his efforts to roll back climate regulations put in place by his predecessor. Industry experts foresee a wave of challenges to agency decisions and quicker rule reversals under a victorious Trump administration. The ruling, which ended Chevron deference, will affect all executive agencies regardless of the…