U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
Apr. 10, 2007
Global Effect
The Supreme Court ruling on the EPA's power and duty to address global warming likely will affect all three branches of government.
Richard M. Frank
Professor of Environmental Practice, UC Davis School of Law
Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.
By Richard M. Frank
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its most important environmental-law decision in many years: Massachusetts v. EPA, 2007 DJDAR 4302. The court's first opportunity to address global warming articulates important principles of legal standing, administrative law and statutory construction.
Perhaps most significantly...
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