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Clean Power Plan
August 3, 2015
The Clean Power Plan used EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to impose the first national limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants, requiring states to reduce emissions 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. The constitutional issues centered on federalism and agency authority. In West Virginia v. EPA (2022), the Supreme Court struck it down 6-3, holding the EPA exceeded its authority under the "major questions doctrine."
Lens Agreement
Significant Disagreement
Constitutional floor conflict across 1 dimension
Constitutional Floor
ConflictCFI Score
44Mixed
Steelman Defense
+16.9Stronger defense than consensus
Key Constitutional Issues
Floor Conflicts
Separation
3 of 5 frameworks scored −2 (severe tension)
Tension Areas
Democratic
3 of 5 frameworks identified moderate tension
Most Contested
Sovereignty
High disagreement across lenses (variance 1.04)
Dimensional Extremes
Strongest: Welfare
Mean score +0.8 — 2 of 5 lenses scored positively
Weakest: Separation
Mean score -1.2 — 3 lenses found strong tension
Dimensional Profile
Dimension Scores by Lens
Scoring Matrix
| Dimension | Textualist | Originalist | Doctrinalist | Living | Pragmatist | Steelman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +1 |
| Equal | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Democratic | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Separation | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Due Process | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Welfare | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Sovereignty | -1 | -2 | -1 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
Lens Narratives
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Steelman Analysis
The Clean Air Act grants broad authority to regulate air pollutants. Carbon is chemically a pollutant. Congress provided a flexible framework to permit adaptive implementation as science progressed.
Delta by Dimension
Precedent Anchoring
| Similar EO | Admin | Similarity | CFI | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad | Biden | 96% | 46.1 | -2.4 |
| Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services | Biden | 93% | 50.1 | -6.4 |
| DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) | Obama | 92% | 46.0 | -2.3 |
| Net Neutrality Rules | Obama | 87% | 51.6 | -7.9 |
| Iran Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) | Obama | 84% | 40.9 | +2.8 |
All similar EOs have CFI scores within 15 points — evaluation is well-anchored to precedent.