High Court Wetlands Ruling Could Shape Arguments In CO2 Suit

June 26, 2006
The Supreme Court's sharply divided ruling in a major wetlands case could help shape environmentalist, industry and the government's arguments in the landmark case the court agreed to hear this week over EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from mobile sources. The high court announced June 26 that it will review the controversial appellate ruling Massachusetts et al. v. EPA -- where a federal appellate court ruled that the Clean Air Act gives EPA discretion to decide whether...


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