Standing and global warming: is injury to all injury to none?

From: Environmental Law | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Mank, Bradford | Copyright information

Since global warming potentially affects everyone in the world does any individual have standing to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or other federal agencies to force them to address climate change issues? Suits addressing global warming raise difficult standing questions because some United States Supreme Court decisions have stated or implied that courts should not allow standing for plaintiffs who file suits alleging general injuries to the public at large bec...

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