The Supreme Court's newest justice closed out her first term with some surprising votes against the oil industry- but major tests of her views on climate change and other major environmental issues remain.President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last yearstoked fears among green groups and progressives that a 6-3 conservative bloc on the Supreme Court wouldeasily build majorities to side with the fossil fuel industry over environmental interests.But Barrett appeared to take a more nuanced approach in many of this term's cases."She may surprise some people," said Robert Percival, director of the environmental law program at theUniversity of Maryland. He later added: "This term showed that the conservative coalition doesn't speak with onevoice."
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