A proper venue

摘要

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on 19 April in Connecticut v. AEP. The suit was brought by six states and New York City, targeting five major utilities' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a “public nuisance” under common law. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2009 decided the states had legal standing to proceed with the case, which seeks to force American Electric Power (AEP), Southern Co., Cinergy, Xcel and the federal Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to cut their GHG emissions.