New Wine Into Old Bottles: The Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under the Clean Air Act


New York University: Environmental Law Journal
March 15, 2007

On November 29, 2006, Massachusetts v. EPA was argued
before the United States Supreme Court.  This essay, written before the decision was issued, presumes that the Court has decided that EPA was authorized or required to regulate
CO2 under the CAA and explores the issues of 1) whether EPA could construct a domestic program to
regulate CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the statute in its present form and 2) would such a program be a comprehensive and cost-effective means of
controlling such emissions?

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