American Electric Power Company V Connecticut

410 2011 was a united states supreme court case in which the court in an 8 0 decision held that corporations cannot be sued for greenhouse gas emissions ghgs under federal common law primarily because the clean air act caa delegates the management of carbon dioxide and other ghg emissions to the environmental protection.

American electric power company v connecticut.

And the other utilities argued that the courts should not get involved in the issue. Connecticut sought to curb the amount. Brief for the tennessee valley authority as respondent in support of petitioner brief for respondents connecticut new york california iowa rhode island vermont and the city of new york reply brief for petitioners ame. American electric power co inc et al.

American electric power company inc. Epa 549 u. American electric power co. The lawsuit alleged that the utility companies which operate facilities in 21 states are a public nuisance because their carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming.

In july 2004 the states of connecticut new york california iowa new jersey rhode island vermont and wisconsin and the city of new york collectively connecticut filed a complaint against american electric power company southern company the tennessee valley authority xcel energy and cinergy collectively american electric. Argued april 19 2011 decided june 20 2011 in massachusetts v. Connecticut case brief rule of law. American electric power company v.