b'LEGALLY SPEAKINGCHEVRON DECISION MAY LEAD TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUITS AND PERMIT DELAYSThe Loper Bright and Corner Post rulings could open the National Environmental Policy Act, OSHAs heat standard and other regulations to challenges, legal experts say.By Julie Strupp, Senior Editor of Construction DiveThe Supreme Courts June ChevronSpeciesActandOSHAsheatstandardare rulingwilllikelyhaveaseismicamong those likely to be challenged.impact on laws that pertain to theIn the immediate future, were going to see an construction industry, legal expertsincrease in litigation on this basis, and were say.already seeing a lot of complaints being amended In their Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondoto include Loper Bright in cases that are before decision this summer, the justices struck down thethe courts now, said attorney Prianka Sharma, 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resourcesvice president and counsel for regulatory affairs Defense Councilpreviously one of the mostfor the American Road & Transportation Builders consequential rulings on federal administrativeAssociation. law. The decision rolled back the power of federalIntheory,thedecisionshouldresultinless agencies to interpret the laws they administer,vacillationinregulationswhenpresidential and ruled instead that courts should interpretadministrations change. However, the changes ambiguities. will take time to shake out, which could delay Now, with the fall of what was known as the Chevronpermitting as agencies try to understand how they deference doctrine, a slew of regulations are ripemust adapt. There will continue to be uncertainty for challenges on the grounds that the federaluntil some legal precedent is established at the agencies enforcing them have overstepped theirfederaldistrictcourtandcircuitcourtlevels, bounds, legal experts told Construction Dive. Theaccording to Sharma.National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Continued on page 4140 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'