VW Ruling May Help Cities Keep Climate Nuisance Suits In State Court

June 3, 2020
The high-profile appeals court ruling holding that the Clean Air Act does not preempt county governments from pursuing state court actions against Volkswagen over its use of defeat devices may boost municipalities fighting preemption arguments from major oil companies in their efforts to keep their climate nuisance suits in state court. Ann Carlson, a law professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, tells Inside EPA she sees “big implications for the municipality nuisance suits against oil companies for climate...


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