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Winds of Change Newsletter, May 2007 See sidebar for table of contents
April 2: Rare Banner Day in US Supreme Court for the
Environment
Ruling 5-4, the Supreme Court found that the federal
government had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases that may
contribute to global warming. In the most important environmental case
in years, the Court rebuffed EPAs claim that regulating those gases was
beyond its authority, and its claim that it would not take action even
if it did have the power to do so. The second decision, also in an
environmental case, upheld EPAs view that changes in power plants that
may contribute to air pollution must be done only with a permit if there
is an annual increase in emissions.
See the opinions at
www.scotsublog.com.
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