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Massachusetts v EPA
549 US 497 (2007)
Key Principle
The EPA has authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles; states have standing to challenge the EPA's failure to regulate based on the threat of climate change (Justice Stevens).
Area of Law
environmental
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