The Supreme Court and the environment
Subtitle: the reluctant protector
By: Michael Allan Wolf
Series: Supreme Court's power in American politics series
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780872899759
Subjects: United States; Environmental law; United States. Supreme Court
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage : the Supreme Court considers foundational sources of American environmental law; title: An open-minded attitude : the court's initial response to the new set of environmental statutes; title: Losing steam : the court acts in the shadow of the energy crisis; title: The Rehnquist court : from indifference to antagonism; title: Will the climate change? : a sharply divided court considers greenhouse gases, oil spills, and rising seas.