Utilities Urge Appeals Court To Rehear Key Greenhouse Gas Tort Ruling

Utility defendants are urging a federal appeals court to rehear its landmark ruling backing private property owners' ability to sue for damages linked to industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, arguing that the ruling would transform precedent on the separation of powers by requiring courts to establish GHG emission standards. In a Nov. 4 motion, the industry defendants in State of Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP), et al. ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...