U.S. Climate Change Regulation and Litigation: Selected Legal Issues

Tsang, Linda

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Climatic changes;    Environmental policy;    Greenhouse gases;    Air pollution;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R44807
RP-ID  :  R44807_2017Apr03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a brief history of U.S. climate change regulation, reviews the different types of regulation and legal actions that have been pursued in the national debate over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, examines selected legal issues and next steps in related litigation, and addresses what these legal and regulatory developments mean for Congress. President Trump's Executive Order of March 28, 2017 requiring agencies to reconsider their policies related to climate change is also discussed.