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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)

Why the Supreme Court case is not a really big deal One way or the other, we're waiting for the next administration	Andrew Dessler	27 Nov 2006	Gristmill
If the Supreme Court rules that CO2 does not have to be regulated, it will give the present administration cover to do nothing for two more years. However, most serious candidates for president support action to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, so regardless, I suspect you'll see action in the next administration.If the Supreme Court rules that CO2 can be regulated, the administration will ... do nothing for two more years. But again, the next president will likely take ...
Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation (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)

Making the government own up to its contribution to global warming Climate change lawsuits under NEPA	Justin Pidot	14 Nov 2006	Gristmill
As I mentioned in a post last week, frustration with the political process has led many global warming advocates to turn to the courts. While I'm skeptical that the judiciary can solve the problem, it may be an important part of the solution. While the Massachusetts case has dominated public attention to global warming litigation, it is only one of more than a dozen active cases seeking courts intervention. As outlined in a recent report by the Georgetown Environme ...
Topics: climate, litigation, politics (all these topics)

Where politicians fail, can judges succeed? Global warming in the Supreme Court	Justin Pidot	07 Nov 2006	Gristmill
It's the first Tuesday in November. Election Day. As in years past, today I am a patriot. I feel hopeful that democracy will bring out the best in this nation's citizens and that tomorrow (or late tonight, huddled in front of my low-quality TV) I will witness political change and renew my belief that our politicians will pave (or plant) the way to a better future. When I think about tomorrow's leaders, I hope (almost desperately) they will have the courage to tackle ...
Topics: climate, elections, litigation, politics (all these topics)

And They're Off! Bush's climate plan will kick-start a new era of bargaining over the planet's future	Bill McKibben	21 Sep 2006	Soapbox
On your mark ... Get set ... Go? Photo: iStockphoto And so the bargaining has begun. After almost two decades of inaction, at long last America seems ready to start considering some kind of action to address global warming. With states setting conflicting standards, with the scientists announcing weekly updates on the speed and size of the approaching cataclysm, w ...
Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, legislation, litigation, politics (all these topics)

Thumbs on the Scales of Justice Bush-appointed judges rule against environmental regs more often than others, report finds	Amanda Griscom Little	14 Oct 2004	Muckraker
Bush speaks his mind at the second debate. Photo: Joe Angeles/WUSTL. President Bush's remarks about Supreme Court appointees during the debate last Friday left many Americans scratching their heads, what with his perplexing reference to the 1857 Dred Scott slavery case (a coded wink to pro-life factions, as it turns out) and some classic ...
Topics: litigation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Public Nuisance No. 1 A bold lawsuit may have utilities reconsidering their fight against regs	Amanda Griscom	30 Jul 2004	Muckraker
A coal-fired power plant. Photo: U.S. Geological Survey. It may have sounded like the understatement of the year when a lawsuit was filed last week against five major U.S. energy companies, alleged to be among the biggest global-warming culprits in the nation, on the legal grounds that they're causing a "public nuisance." In reality it may have been one of the ...
Topics: business, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, litigation, Muckraker, politics (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)

Duck Blind Scalia denies bias in Cheney case, but enviros say he looks as guilty as ever	Amanda Griscom	23 Mar 2004	Muckraker
Back on the Cheney gang. According to Sierra Club lawyers, Vice President Dick Cheney has been exceeding the recommended dosage of political Viagra. Last year, they sued him for metaphorically bedding the energy executives whom critics charge all but wrote the Bush administration's energy policy. Now they say he's been romancing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who will ...
Topics: litigation, Muckraker, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics)

Yakama Yack: Do Talk Back		06 Jun 2003	Daily Grist
Yakama Yack: Do Talk Back The Yakama Nation has filed notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Department of Energy over its alleged failure to protect the Columbia River from contamination by the Hanford nuclear reservation. Thanks to four decades of plutonium production, Hanford is the most contaminated nuclear site in the country; ...
Topics: Columbia River, Department of Energy, litigation, news, toxics, Washington, water bodies and marine life, water pollution (all these topics)

The Endangered Endangered Species Act		29 May 2003	Daily Grist
The Endangered Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act is so cash-strapped that it is effectively "broken," the Interior Department announced yesterday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service blamed the financial trouble on the act's "critical habitat" provision, which requires federal agencies to consult wit ...
Topics: Department of Interior, endangered species, litigation, news, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics)

Order in the Court The nitty-gritty on the ruling that lets citizens sue their way to a clean environment	Michael Grynberg	28 Mar 2000	Main Dish
Once upon a time, a South Carolina wastewater treatment plant repeatedly violated the Clean Water Act by dumping illegal amounts of mercury into a river. Unsurprisingly, several environmental organizations responded by suing. They could do so because the Clean Water Act contains "citizen suit" provisions that allow private citizens to sue for the law ...
Topics: litigation, mercury, toxics, waste, water pollution (all these topics)

Having Their Yea in Court Montanans are now proud owners of the right to a clean environment	Tom France, Writers on the Range	17 Nov 1999	Main Dish
Should citizens in the United States have a constitutional right to clean air and clean water, just as they have rights to free speech and freedom of religion? That's the broad question raised by a court decision in Montana last month. Fight for your right to clean water. In a ruling that is sure to reverberate around the country, the Montana Supreme Court ...
Topics: litigation, Montana (all these topics)

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