The Supreme Court's First Climate Change Decision : Massachusetts v. EPA.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Automobiles.

Judge-made law.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (10 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Traces events leading up to Supreme Court decision against EPA in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. EPA , a global warming-related case involving a challenge to EPA denial of a Clean Air Act (CAA) petition requesting that the agency impose limits on four pollutants emitted by new motor vehicles, owing to their alleged contribution to global warming. Details Court decision, highlighting standing to sue and CAA issues; and reviews EPA development of broad regulatory edifice for controlling greenhouse gas missions since Supreme Court decision.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Supreme Court's First Climate Change Decision

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