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Environmental

Sep. 24, 2009

Court Revives Climate Change Case Against Utilities

As the U.S. Congress struggles to pass a bill combating climate change, the courts upped the ante on the debate this week, siding with California and others seeking to hold major power producers accountable for their contribution to global warming.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

As the U.S. Congress struggles to pass a bill combating climate change, the courts upped the ante on the debate this week, siding with California and others seeking to hold major power producers accountable for their contribution to global warming.

California and seven other states, along with New York City and three nonprofit land trusts, sued six major electric utilities in 2004 demanding they reduce the...

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