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GREENHOUSE GASES-UPS AND DOWNS IN REGULATORY BATTLE
A lot of environmental goings-on to discuss this week: EPA in court again over attempt to regulate greenhouse gases In 2007, the US Supreme Court upheld federal EPA?s authority to regulate ?greenhouse gases?, including carbon dioxide, under the Clean Air...

CBO - Deforestation and Greenhouse Gases Report and Infographic
Deforestation and Greenhouse Gases - Human activities produce large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs), primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), and thus...

What are greenhouse gases and how much are emitted by the U.S.
EIA: "Greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun and warm the planet's surface. Of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, 87% are...

CBO: Use of Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
The Use of Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases - August 3, 2009: "Discussions about reducing greenhouse gases often focus on...

D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
In this 82-page opinion, the D.C. Circuit has largely upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas rules issued after the Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v...

As Copenhagen Begins, EPA Finding Underscores Need for Action
Today, after a thorough examination, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released findings showing that greenhouse gases threaten our public health and the environment: Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well-mixed greenhouse gases–carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride [...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Arkansas Nucor Plant Guilty of a Racially Hostile Work Environment
Nucor Guilty Of Racially Hostile Work Environment Must Pay $1.2 Million Settlement

Environment Law
alleging damages from violation of the law.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

FedEx
Ground Business Model Wins Class Action in Washington

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict