Do Climate Change Cases Belong in Federal Court? The Biden Administration Weighs In.
Legal Planet
MARCH 23, 2023
They then argue that the federal common law of nuisance no longer exists because carbon emissions are governed by the Clean Air Act. This is really a rock/paper/scissors argument: paper (federal common law) covers rock (state law), and scissors (Clean Air Act) cuts paper (federal common law).
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