Excerpt
(Excerpted from Supreme Court Debates, March 2007)
The issue of global climate change has become one of the central
environmental controversies of our time. Scientific evidence continues
to mount that the Earth is getting warmer, but activists, politicians,
and industry groups disagree on the seriousness of the problem, whether
it is caused by human activities, and whether proposed responses will
be effective.
Although many nations have taken steps to
regulate the emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide
(CO2), suspected to be responsible for global warming, the United
States has yet to ratify the key…
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Greenhouse Gases and the EPA
The Legality of Regulating Emissions Under Current Law
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Lower Court Holding
Decision of the D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
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Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
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Opinion of the Court
The EPA Can Regulate Greenhouse Gasses as a Pollutant
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Pro & Con
Can the Environmental Protection Agency Regulate Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act?
Pro
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al.
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Arizona, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
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Delaware
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U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties, et al.
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Carol M. Browner, William K. Reilly, Douglas M. Costle, and Russell E. Train
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Madeleine K. Albright
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David Battisti, William E. Easterling, Christopher Field, et al.
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American Fisheries Society, American Whitewater, et al.
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Entergy Corporation
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Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments, and Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands
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Calpine Corporation
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American Littoral Society, Cetacean Society International, et al.
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North Coast Rivers Alliance, Desert Protection Society, et al.
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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., Church World Service, and National Catholic Rural Life Conference
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Aspen Skiing Company
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Con
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Utility Air Regulatory Group
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CO2 Litigation Group
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Union for Jobs and the Environment
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Washington Legal Foundation
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William J. Baumol, Robert W. Crandall, Robert W. Hahn, et al.
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Jerome B. Carr, Ph.D.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), et al.
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Michigan, North Dakota, Utah, et al.
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Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, et al.
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William H. Taft, IV
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Robert H. Bork, Ronald A. Cass, Douglas W. Kmiec, Ronald D. Rotunda, and John Yoo
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Cato Institute, Jonathan H. Adler, James L. Huffman, and Andrew P. Morriss
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Pacific Legal Foundation
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