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Bush administration vs. everyone else More on Supreme Court decision	Joseph Romm	03 Apr 2007	Gristmill
In November, the issue of EPA's refusal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions went before the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the decision (PDF) was announced -- 5-4 in favor of Massachusetts, meaning that the EPA does have the authority and responsibility to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. In short, the time to act is now! In the chutzpah department, EPA actually tried to argue that 1) 'any EPA regulation of motor-vehicle emission' was a 'piecemeal approach to cli ...
Topics: litigation, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

White House responds to SCOTUS case So much BS in so few words!	David Roberts	02 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Here's a bit on the Supreme Court case from a White House briefing today. Marvel, if you will, at the sheer amount of dishonesty and misdirection packed into these few short paragraphs. Virtually every sentence, every word, needs unpacking. It's always been a talent of this White House to use a kind of shock-and-awe bullshitting strategy: lying so much and so fast that it simply overwhelms the ability of critics to keep up. I dearly hope that strategy goes down in f ...
Topics: jackassery, litigation, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Breaking: Supreme Court rules against Bush admin. in global warming case This is a game changer	David Roberts	02 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Word just came down that the Supreme Court has ruled against the Bush administration in the landmark global warming case of Massachusetts v. EPA. The ruling was 5-4, with conservatives dissenting and the crucial vote of Anthony Kennedy going with the ... non-conservatives. Background on the case here, here, here, and here. The court addressed three questions: Do states and environmental groups have standing to sue EPA? (To show legal standing, states had to show ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, litigation, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Standing in the face of global warming Do federal courts have jurisdiction in Massachusetts v. EPA?	Justin Pidot	07 Dec 2006	Gristmill
As the court-watchers (or even dabblers) amongst you are aware, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed preoccupied with the issue of standing during the recent oral argument in Massachusetts v. EPA. This debate has echoed in the blogosphere. Jonathan Adler argues, both on Volokh Conspiracy (it's a bit buried) and in an amicus brief (PDF), that global warming causes nonjusticiable, generalized injuries. Grist's own David Roberts questions whether a co ...
Topics: climate, litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

The 'uncertainty' agenda Why I'm disappointed with yesterday's Supreme Court hearings	Andrew Dessler	30 Nov 2006	Gristmill
I was quite disappointed to see 'uncertainty' front-and-center in the arguments yesterday by the EPA lawyer before the Supreme Court:... now is not the time to exercise such authority, in light of the substantial scientific uncertainty surrounding global climate change and the ongoing studies designed to address those uncertainties.I thought I'd detected a shift by those opposed to action away from this argument and toward economic and fairness arguments. I guess when ...
Topics: litigation, US EPA (all these topics)

Oral argument in Mass v. EPA The justices speak	Justin Pidot	29 Nov 2006	Gristmill
David highlights a few of the difficult and interesting questions facing the Court in Massachusetts v. EPA, which as you all probably know was argued this morning. I wanted to provide a few thoughts about the argument, gleaned from my seat in the courtroom's last row, reading the transcript (PDF), and watching a fantastic panel at the Georgetown Law School discussing the argument. (You can see a webcast of the panel here.) The justices were very engaged this morni ...
Topics: litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

One week until global warming's Supreme Court debut The line-up of legal issues	Justin Pidot	22 Nov 2006	Gristmill
Lawyers and Supreme Court commentators hardly seem the type to camp out for tickets. But that's precisely what a line of expectant court-watchers will be doing one week from today -- braving early morning Capitol Hill in hopes of gaining entrance to oral argument in Massachusetts v. EPA. Like a pre-game sportscast, today's post will attempt to give a flavor for points of contention -- in this case, the legal issues before the court. It won't be exhaustive. If you're ...
Topics: climate, litigation, Massachusetts, US EPA (all these topics)

Premature Ululation Reports of pending EPA enforcement actions are, shall we say, premature	Amanda Griscom	20 Jul 2004	Muckraker
Is this power plant in trouble? Nah. Photo: USGS. What's this on the wires? The U.S. EPA is gearing up to prosecute a new batch of new-source review (NSR) cases against polluting power plants? Could it be that the Bushies have suddenly taken a keen interest in enforcing a Clean Air Act rule that they have gone to great lengths to weaken? Not really. The story goes like ...
Topics: air pollution, business, litigation, Muckraker, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

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