State Climate Actions Stumble On Dormant Commerce Clause

By Keith Goldberg (April 22, 2014, 6:25 PM EDT) -- A recent ruling that a Minnesota emissions law effectively barring electricity use from new coal-fired power plants is unconstitutional is the latest example of the dormant Commerce Clause impeding states' ability to regulate climate change, and experts say such legal skirmishes will continue until the U.S. Supreme Court sets clear, constitutional boundaries for states' climate policies....

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