Post by marchesarosa on Aug 26, 2010 20:12:10 GMT
www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/08/25/25greenwire-obama-admin-urges-supreme-court-to-vacate-gree-42072.html
Obama Admin Urges Supreme Court to Vacate Greenhouse Gas 'Nuisance' Ruling
By GABRIEL NELSON of Greenwire
Published: August 25, 2010
The Obama administration has urged the Supreme Court to toss out an appeals court decision that would allow lawsuits against major emitters for their contributions to global warming, stunning environmentalists who see the case as a powerful prod on climate change.
The defendants -- American Electric Power Co. Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Southern Co. and Xcel Energy Inc. -- filed a petition for review with the Supreme Court earlier this month, asking the court to reject the argument that greenhouse gas emissions can be addressed through "public nuisance" lawsuits
In a brief (pdf) filed yesterday on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority, acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal agreed with the defendants, saying that U.S. EPA's newly finalized regulations on greenhouse gases have displaced that type of common-law claim.
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But the EPA STILL has the power to treat CO2 as a pollutant, doesn’t it?
Let's wait and see what happens with that before we cheer.
Obama Admin Urges Supreme Court to Vacate Greenhouse Gas 'Nuisance' Ruling
By GABRIEL NELSON of Greenwire
Published: August 25, 2010
The Obama administration has urged the Supreme Court to toss out an appeals court decision that would allow lawsuits against major emitters for their contributions to global warming, stunning environmentalists who see the case as a powerful prod on climate change.
The defendants -- American Electric Power Co. Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Southern Co. and Xcel Energy Inc. -- filed a petition for review with the Supreme Court earlier this month, asking the court to reject the argument that greenhouse gas emissions can be addressed through "public nuisance" lawsuits
In a brief (pdf) filed yesterday on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority, acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal agreed with the defendants, saying that U.S. EPA's newly finalized regulations on greenhouse gases have displaced that type of common-law claim.
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But the EPA STILL has the power to treat CO2 as a pollutant, doesn’t it?
Let's wait and see what happens with that before we cheer.