This term is shaping up to be a critical test of the courts view of the federal governments power to solve trans-boundary and trans-national problems like air pollution, said Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center. The broader battle over greenhouse gas regulation dates back to the Clinton administration, when President Clinton signed the multination Kyoto Protocol but the Senate refused to ratify it. A landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2007 confirmed the EPAs authority to regulate greenhouse gases. But in 2011, the high court cited that regulatory power in protecting industries from private lawsuits seeking damages for the emissions.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 03:34:04 +0000
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