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Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

Legal Planet

The Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2007 in a historic case called Massachusetts v. Understanding the Endangerment Finding Two requirements must be met before a substance can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant. Second, the substance has to cause harm or at least a risk of harm.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21] 26] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 41] Matthew Shaner, “Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power in the United States,” Energy and Environmental Science 11, no. Jacobson, Mark A.