Supreme Court: Climate Policy Should Be Set By Actual Experts In Climate Policy

The Supreme Court ruled in a 8-0 decision against several states and the city of New York that sought to reduce greenhouse gas pollution using the nuisance theory to allow federal judges to intervene against major polluters. The court denied federal judges this power in arguing that climate policy should be set by climate experts, such as the EPA. However, the court also suggested that state legislatures and judges could act to supplement environmental regulations that the EPA cannot or will not enforce. The states rights issue could very well cut both ways, challenging conservatives oft-stated support for the tenth amendment.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/06/20/248783/supreme-court-climate-policy-should-be-set-by-actual-experts-in-climate-policy/