In the absence of federal climate change legislation, questions about whether and how greenhouse gases may be regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) have never been more pressing. This pamphlet discusses what each branch of government has had to say on the treatment of greenhouse gases under the CAA, starting with Congress, followed by the judiciary, and finally the executive branch. Coverage includes an examination of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, its implications, and EPA's subsequent actions to regulate greenhouse gases under the CAA. Included in the discussion of EPA's recent actions are its final endangerment finding under CAA Section 202(a); the promulgation of "tailpipe rules" and its issuance of "Tailoring Rules."

Treatment of Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act is just one title in the continuing series of LexisNexis Global Climate Change Special Pamphlets that collectively address the law of global climate change. The series, written by members of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) and other experts, provides complete and up-to-date legal analysis of federal and state climate change statutory and case law, economic analysis of emerging carbon markets, practice pointers, and when appropriate, checklists and forms. Other titles currently available for purchase are: EPA's Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, The SEC and Climate: Disclosure Requirements, Cap-and-Trade: Law and Economics, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Solar Power: Law and Economics, Climate Change Impacts and the Endangered Species Act, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration.

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