Litigation\u27s Role in the Path of U.S. Federal Climate Change Regulation: Implications of AEP v. Connecticut

This symposium analyzes the role of litigation in climate change regulation, with a particular focus on the U.S. Supreme Court\u27s June 2011 decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut ( AEP ). 1 This Essay adds to that conversation by exploring the significance of AEP for U.S. federal legal approaches to regulating climate change

The Geography of “Moo Ha Ha”: A Tribute to Keith Aoki’s Role in Developing Critical Legal Geography

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Scaling Local : The Implications of Greenhouse Gas Regulation in San Bernardino County

This Essay analyzes local climate regulation in San Bernardino County as a window into the complexities of defining a local scale in an interconnected world. In so doing, it aims to contribute to the Symposium\u27s broader dialogue about Territory Without Boundaries and the Panel\u27s more specific discussion of Urban Territory in a Global World. As a purely territorial matter, U.S. cities and counties differ substantially in their sizes, the quantity and physical characteristics of their land, the size and density of their populations, and the needs of their citizens. Structurally, these localities remain administrative subunits of states, but they also have significant autonomy Finally, their substantive decision-making requires them to engage with a wide range of actors at different scales as they make decisions about multiscalar problems