Download This PaperCalifornia, Climate Change and the Constitution
Environmental Law Forum, Vol. 25, No. 4, July/August 2008
18 Pages Posted: 1 Jan 2011
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
While the United States has of yet not passed meaningful legislation that addresses climate change, several U.S. states are taking steps to reduce the carbon footprints of their industries and citizens. As it has in the past, California is leading the way. But are its actions legal?
Keywords: Climate Change, California, Dormant Commerce Clause, Dormant Foreign Policy Power
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Erwin Chemerinsky
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law ( email )
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University of Utah College of Law ( email )
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Christopher H. Schroeder
Duke University School of Law ( email )
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