Global Warming The Litigation Heats Up

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Discusses legal issues related to global warming litigation, including extent of EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, preemption of State regulation of GHG emissions from motor vehicles by Federal law, use of the common law of nuisance to limit GHG emissions, ability to challenge Federal agency actions impacting global warming based on National Environmental Policy Act requirements, and ability to sue the U.S. or major GHG emitters under international law

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Global Warming

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-AML-0156

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