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Climate Change Litigation A Growing Phenomenon
Title
Climate Change Litigation [electronic resource] : A Growing Phenomenon.
Published
[S.l] : [s.n.], 2008.
Physical Description
38 p. : digital, PDF file.
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Notes
CRS Report.
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.
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Summary
Reviews decided and pending climate change-related court cases addressing seven areas of litigation, including implications of EPA authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; climate change impacts of Federal wildlife protection and energy statutes; whether information statutes should be used to compel Government analysis and dissemination of information about climate change; possible use of the common law of nuisance and negligence to limit GHG emissions; Federal preemption of State regulation of GHG emissions from motor vehicles; and State utility enabling act. Discusses international law aspects of U.S. contribution to climate change.
Variant and related titles
ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Other formats
Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Climate Change Litigation
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 09, 2013
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