April 22, 2014
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.
April 18, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge blocked the enforcement of a state emissions law that effectively barred the use of electricity from new coal-fired power plants, ruling Friday that the law, challenged by neighboring North Dakota, unconstitutionally restricts interstate commerce.
October 22, 2013
A stringent Minnesota emissions law blocking electricity from new coal-fired power plants is facing a vigorous court challenge from resource-rich neighbor North Dakota, and experts say the outcome will provide a blueprint for other states looking to enact their own greenhouse gas regulations.
November 02, 2011
North Dakota and several coal and electric companies sued Minnesota on Wednesday over a state emissions law they claim unconstitutionally restricts the importation of coal-generated electricity from one of the country's largest coal-energy supplier states.