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  • Legal Brief: Global Warming Nuisance Lawsuits

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    Independent Women's Forum
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    A rash of global warming lawsuits seek to turn our constitutional structure on its head. Instead of debating the complex issues surrounding global warming in Congress or the Executive Branch, a number of liberal leaning cities have resorted to the courts. These cities allege that five American energy companies should be held liable under the tort of public nuisance for “the national and international phenomenon of global warming.” This is not the first global warming lawsuit. In fact, the United States Supreme Court recently held that an American energy company could not be held liable in tort for greenhouse gas emissions because the Clean Air Act regulates these emissions and displaces federal common law.

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    Legal Brief: Global Warming Nuisance Lawsuits

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    Independent Women's Forum
    A rash of global warming lawsuits seek to turn our constitutional structure on its head. Instead of debating the complex issues surrounding global warming in Congress or the Executive Branch…
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