On February 24, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments from seven groups of petitioners on the subject of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHG’s) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The debate on Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA included petitions from private groups and state governments focusing on congressional intention in the creation of the CAA and varying interpretations of the law’s language regarding “air pollutants.”

Briefing: “The Supreme Court and EPA Carbon Rules,” sponsored by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute

March 6, 2014

 

Speakers

Michael B. Gerrard

Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Columbia Center for Climate Change Law

Amanda Leiter

Associate Professor, American University Washington College of Law

 

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