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Climate Change in the Supreme Court Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown University Law Center 38 Envtl. L. 3 (2008) Download the Paper (PDF format) - January 25, 2008 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: In Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court confronted the issue of climate change for the first time. The Court held that the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate greenhouse gases and that the agency may not decline to exercise this authority based either on factors not present in the statute or inconclusive gestures toward uncertainty in the science of climate change. I had the privilege of serving as the lead author of the winning briefs in this case. This Article provides an insider's perspective on the choices that went into bringing and briefing the case. This Article is an edited version of the 20th Annual Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Lecture, delivered in the fall of 2007 at Lewis & Clark Law School. SUGGESTED CITATION: Lisa Heinzerling, "Climate Change in the Supreme Court" (January 25, 2008). Georgetown Law. Georgetown Law Faculty Working Papers. Paper 49. http://lsr.nellco.org/georgetown/fwps/papers/49 | REPOSITORY HOME  | SEARCH  | MY ACCOUNT  | NELLCO HOME | Powered by bepress.