{"id":344,"date":"2012-04-10T00:04:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T04:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harvardelr.org\/?p=344"},"modified":"2023-07-25T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T20:00:32","slug":"comment-american-electric-power-co-v-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/elr\/2012\/04\/10\/comment-american-electric-power-co-v-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment: American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By David R. Brody<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous and straightforward decision that the Clean Air Act displaces federal common law public nuisance claims against greenhouse gas emitters.\u00a0 The decision solidifies<br \/>\nthe Environmental Protection Agency (\u201cEPA\u201d)\u2019s primacy, established in <em>Massachusetts v. EPA<\/em>, as the climate change regulator. In <em>American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut<\/em> (\u201c<em>AEP<\/em>\u201d), the Court ruled that displacement occurs when a statute \u201cspeaks directly to the question at issue.\u201d This Comment dissects the Court\u2019s decision, analyzes its impact on environmental actions under federal common law, and discusses how it builds on <em>Massachusetts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cite as:<\/strong> David R. Brody, Comment,<em> American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut<\/em>, 36 <span style=\"font-variant: small-caps\">Harv. Envtl. L. Rev.<\/span> 297 (2012).<\/p>\n<p>[btn link=&#8221;http:\/\/harvardelr.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2012\/04\/Brody.pdf&#8221; color=&#8221;forestGreen&#8221; size=&#8221;size-l&#8221;]View Full Article (PDF)[\/btn]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David R. 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