Ige signs clean energy bills following Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA’s authority
HONOLULU — Less than a week after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set broad environmental regulations, Gov. David Ige signed four bills Tuesday that he said would keep Hawaii on the path to becoming a “clean-energy economy” regardless of what happens in the rest of the country.
“Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the federal government’s ability to fight climate change underscores why it is so important for states to act and lead by example,” Ige said, referencing the high court’s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA. “For Hawaii, it is critical that we transition to a clean energy economy as quickly as practicable, and the four bills I signed today will help ensure that Hawaii continues to move forward as a national and global leader on sustainability.”
