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Public Nuisance's Place Since American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut
December 10, 2012 by Fangxing Li
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Fico, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the fourteenth article in a 15-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. He discusses the federal common law public nuisance's place after Supreme.... [more]
Ninth Circuit dismisses Alaska village claim over greenhouse emissions
September 23, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed on Friday the dismissal of the Alaskan village of Kivalina's nuisance claims against energy companies for greenhouse emissions it claimed contributed to global warming and threatened its existence. Kivalina brought suit against 22 energy.... [more]
Supreme Court rejected states' global warming suit [this day at law]
June 20, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On June 20, 2011, the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, deciding that there is no standing for claims made under federal common law of nuisance relating to the contribution to climate by electric utilities. The case involved land trusts, power.... [more]
Supreme Court heard arguments in global warming case [this day at law]
April 19, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On April 19, 2011, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether electric utilities contributed to global warming in the case of American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled in the same case that states can sue power companies.... [more]
Markets and Mandates in International Environmental Regimes
November 12, 2011 by Leigh Argentieri
JURIST Guest Columnist Hua Wang, Northwestern University School of Law Class of 2012, writes on the need for policies that combine market incentives with outright prohibitions to achieve enforcement and compliance with international environmental regimes...A regulatory framework allows countries.... [more]
Federal judge rules US not required to reduce emissions to protect polar bears
October 19, 2011 by Julia Zebley
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is not obligated to reduce green house gas emissions, a contributor to global warming, in order to protect polar bears. However, the court also found that the controversial Bush....... [more]
Schwarzenegger signed first US law limiting greehouse gas emissions [this day at law]
September 27, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On September 27, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The occasion marked the first time that a US bill designed to restrict greenhouse gas emissions became law. The legislation was aimed at reducing emissions in the state by 25 percent.... [more]
Virginia high court rules insurance companies not liable for global warming
September 17, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that the effects of global warming are not covered by a standard liability insurance policy. The AES Corporation, a power company, is facing a suit, Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., for its contributions to global warming. AES expected that its insurance.... [more]
Security Council declares global warming threat to international security
July 21, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The UN Security Council on Wednesday made their first official statement implicating climate change as a serious threat to world peace and security. At the urging of Germany, which released a Concept Note to lead the discussion, the Security Council debated global warming for the first time since.... [more]
Federal judge upholds decision listing polar bears as threatened
June 30, 2011 by Chris Morris
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list polar bears as "threatened" on the endangered species list because of melting polar ice caps caused by global warming. Environmental groups and the.... [more]
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