Environmental
Jun. 30, 2011
Justices Weigh in on Climate Change Nuisance Suits
The Environmental Protection Agency now governs federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. By Don Frost Jr., Jane Kroesche and Stacy Kray of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in American Electric Power Company Inc. v. Connecticut, 2011 DJDAR 8968 (June 20, 2011), a case brought by the state of California, several other states, the city of New York and three environmental land trusts seeking to place emissions caps on the greenhouse gas emissions of five of the country's largest power companies. The decision reaffirms the Env...
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