A federal appeals court ruled Monday that states trying to combat global warming can sue electric utilities, forcing the companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan sided with a coalition of eight states, New York City and environmental groups in a case brought under federal common law that accused the several companies of being among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world and sought to force them to reduce their...
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