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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

On appeal, the Ninth Circuit addressed (1) whether California’s state nuisance law presented a federal question, and (2) whether the claims were completely preempted by the Clean Air Act. 251, 258 (2013) (citing Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. Minton , 568 U.S. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing, 545 U.S.