We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics. If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Canada, USA - April 22 2013
On Friday, April 19, 2013, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) voted unanimously to formally link its carbon market with a similar greenhouse…
Global, USA - February 11 2013
Despite uncertainty over what additional action the United States might take regarding climate change, many businesses, financial institutions, U.S…
USA - August 27 2012
In a sure to be controversial 2-1 decision, complete with a blistering 44-page dissent, the D.C. Circuit vacated EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, alternately known as the Transport Rule ("CSAPR" or the "Rule").
USA - June 27 2012
In a searing and trenchant per curiam opinion (Coalition for Responsible Regulation et al. v. EPA, No. 09-1322, June 26. 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit unequivocally denied all challenges to EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations, setting the stage for a potential rematch of the parties before the Supreme Court.
USA - June 7 2012
In a closely watched decision (Alec. L., et al. v. Jackson, 1:11-cv-2235 (RLW) May 31, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the public trust doctrine provided no jurisdiction for federal courts to require federal agencies to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases ("GHGs").
