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Recent Supreme Court Decision May Affect Environmental Standing
2013-03-16 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court has raised questions about the scope of plaintiffs' standing to bring suit in federal court, a critical issue for environmental litigants. Federal courts have long recognized that certain types of environmental harms can form the basis of standing under Article III of the United States Constitution, which requires plaintiffs to establish an "actual or imminent" injury that is "fairly traceable" to the challenged conduct and "likely to be redressed"...
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