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Massachusetts v EPA

549 US 497 (2007)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2007
StatusBinding authority

Summary

EPA has statutory authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act, and states have standing to challenge EPA's failure to act based on climate change threat.

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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