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In a historic ruling the US Supreme Court has ruled out and given the federal states to have their own rules and laws in regards to policy on climate change. The decision of the US supreme court is of importance because the decision implicitly denies Washington the rights to decide on climate policy of the federal states with the old rules in place. In order for Washington to decide climate policy on behalf or for the entire country it has to come up with a bill to be passed by the congress. In a spate of controversial rulings recently by the US supreme court it overturned abortion laws making it illegal, it made gun laws more accessible to the public and three now this passing orders on climate policy. California has been hit a democrats ruled state with recent and regular wild fires due to climate change. The most recent ruling makes it difficult for Washington to make laws for the federal states with regards to climate policies and to make it compulsory for the entire country to move in the directions dictated by Washington. California spends in billions of dollars every year because of climate change more than many countries. Now the supreme court has put the decision in the federal government's hands to decide whether or not to follow decisions taken in Washington. Until now Washington was able to put more dollars into the pockets of the federal states now that isn't possible anymore. How Washington is going to tackle climate change and honour it's commitments it made to climate change for it to tell anyone to do the same comes as a big question for all of us to be addressed and answered. The United Nations is only an arm to carry out the decisions, it's individual states have to make up their minds. Come July 4th the country is preparing for Independence Day celebrations. There is no more time to postpone important decisions now. Independence Day celebrations can also be celebrated next year. Carpe Diem.
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