Good news for anyone thinking about getting an electric vehicle (EV), Nissan has announced it will resume taking applications for its new Leaf starting May 1. The on-line reservation system for the Leaf will reopen in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. The company had stopped taking reservations last fall after 20,000 people signed up… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Another Run At Climate Change
Posted in Climate ChangeTuesday, April 19, will be a watershed day for climate change litigation as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument in American Electric Power v. Connecticut. At stake is whether states and private parties should be allowed to bring common law nuisance claims against utilities for their greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. While the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency to regulate… Continue Reading