U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 21, 2011
High Court Hostile to Climate Change Suit
The Supreme Court showed no appetite Tuesday to allow a lawsuit to proceed that seeks to force power companies to cap their greenhouse gas emissions under a common law nuisance claim.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - An unprecedented attempt by states to use litigation to force power companies into capping greenhouse gas emissions ran into a hostile Supreme Court, which signaled Tuesday it has no appetite for allowing judges to determine climate change policy through a common law nuisance claim.
The grand sweep of the case offered justices across the ideological spectrum a variety of rationales to ...
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