U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 19, 2013
Greenhouse gas suit plaintiffs do not have standing, 9th Circuit rules
Environmental groups do not have standing to bring a case against the state agencies in Washington for failing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a 9th Circuit panel ruled Thursday.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Environmental groups do not have standing to bring a case against the state agencies in Washington for failing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, because they did not prove the emissions at stake caused injury to the environmentalists, a 9th Circuit panel ruled Thursday. The panel acknowledged the harms of emissions from gases such as carbon dioxide, such as contributing to global warming, but determined that while climate cha...
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