Tagged with Environmental Law 
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Why the Second Circuit ‘nuisance’ case brings good news, and bad (part II) 1
Posted 2 months ago In an earlier post, we explored the background, context, and historical significance of the Second Circuit decision handed down late Monday in Connecticut v. AEP, in which the court ruled that a group of states and environmental groups could sue several major electric utilities for contributing to a “public nuisance” in the form of global warming. In this post, we’ll explore the various next steps and implications of this decision, and explain why it brings even a greater sense of urgency to Congress’s ongoing deliberations of climate legislation. -
Why the Second Circuit “nuisance” case brings good news, and bad (part 1) 0
Posted 2 months ago Coverage and analysis is slowly trickling in of the landmark ruling [pdf] handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit late yesterday, in which a 2-judge panel held that a group of states and environmental groups could sue several electric utility companies for creating a “public nuisance” through their emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases. -
The Sonia also rises
Obama Supreme Court pick has small but solid record on environmental rulings 4
Posted 6 months ago
Obama has officially selected Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee to the Supreme Court, and if confirmed she will be the first Latin American and only the third woman to sit on the highest court in the land. The hot topic of conversation surrounding her nomination is affirmative action, but over in Gristland, we're wondering, just how green is she?
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