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 federal appeals court has sided with a coalition of states and land preservation trusts, ruling that they can sue five big power companies for the havoc that their global warming pollution is wreaking on the Earth's climate, including rising sea levels, droughts and hurricanes. Representing the land trusts, NRDC attorneys successfully argued that big polluters can be held accountable for the damage their pollution causes across state lines. The landmark victory opens the way for federal courts to impose carbon pollution restrictions if Congress delays passing comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation.
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Representing the land trusts, NRDC attorneys successfully argued that big polluters can be held accountable for the damage their pollution causes across state lines. |
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