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Second Circuit Lets Greenhouse Gas Federal Nuisance Claims Proceed |
October 14, 2009
Previously published on September 30, 2009
Reviving claims dismissed in 2005, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that two 2004 lawsuits can proceed against five of the nation's largest utilities, alleging that greenhouse gas emissions create a public nuisance under federal common law.
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