Climate Change Litigation : A Growing Phenomenon.
Reviews decided and pending climate change-related court cases addressing five areas of litigation, including implications of EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; possible use of the common law of nuisance to limit GHG emissions; climate change impacts of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Reviews decided and pending climate change-related court cases addressing five areas of litigation, including implications of EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; possible use of the common law of nuisance to limit GHG emissions; climate change impacts of Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations; possible use of various information statutes to require Government analysis and dissemination of climate change information; and Federal preemption of State regulation of GHG emissions from motor vehicles. Discusses international law aspects of U.S. contribution to climate change. |
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| Item Description: | 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. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |