William H. Taft, IV
Amicus Curiae
Arnold W. Reitze, Jr., Counsel of Record William H. Taft, IV, has served as anadvisor to the Department of State, U.S. representative to the North AtlanticTreaty Organization, and deputy secretary of defense, among other positions inthe Federal Government. Arnold W. Reitze, Jr. is a professor and director ofthe Environmental Law Program at George Washington University. He received hislaw degree from Rutgers University in 1962. The following is excerpted from theAmicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on October 24, 2006. Petitionersconclude that carbon dioxide is an “air pollutant that, under Section 202 ofthe Clean…