|
|
Article: Constitutional implications of regional C(O.sub.2) cap-and-trade programs: the northeast regional greenhouse gas initiative as a case in point.
- Article from:
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- Article date:
- December 22, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE RGGI
III. PREEMPTION
IV. COMPACT CLAUSE
V. THE DORMANT COMMERCE CLAUSE
A. Offsets
B. Leakage
VI. CONCLUSION
I. INTRODUCTION
For eight years the Bush administration avoided addressing global warming, first denying its existence, then denying its anthropogenic contributions, and finally denying the government's legal ability to combat it. There is a new administration, however, and Presidential candidate Obama campaigned in favor of a national cap-and-trade program. Nevertheless, there are many matters of critical importance on the U.S. Congress' plate, and as of this writing Senate Majority Leader, ...