Obama Stance on Climate Suit Stuns Allies
26th August 2010
The Obama administration has riled up environmental groups by siding with big utilities in a lawsuit over whether states can sue power plant operators for contributing to climate change.
It isn’t that the Obama administration is in favor of unfettered emissions. The Department of Justice brief, filed with the Supreme Court this week, says the Environmental Protection Agency is already on the job, and doesn’t need help from private plaintiffs.
So it’s basically a turf war. What’s the point of centralizing government power if some buttinskys try to horn in on it?