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  1. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
    The judges reviewed five other major statutes that directly address the issue of climate change, beginning with the National Climate Program Act of 1978 a generation ago and running through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 passed while this lawsuit wa
  2. require
    have need of
    What the judges noted remains incontestable today: “E.P.A. does not currently regulate carbon dioxide” by requiring “control of such emissions” from existing power plants.
  3. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
    For the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, two Bush appointees (one by the father, the other by the son) held that the prospect of regulation by the federal government is not enough to make this lawsuit go away.
  4. source
    the place where something begins
    New federal regulation may pre-empt the federal common law of nuisance, but, until then, federal courts are empowered to address the public nuisance caused by major, undisputed and destructive sources of greenhouse gases.
  5. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    The judges reviewed five other major statutes that directly address the issue of climate change, beginning with the National Climate Program Act of 1978 a generation ago and running through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 passed while this lawsuit wa
  6. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
    Seven years ago, neither Congress nor the Bush administration showed interest in pushing comprehensive laws or rules to curb these gases.
  7. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    On Capitol Hill, it tries to torpedo that authority.
  8. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    The judges reviewed five other major statutes that directly address the issue of climate change, beginning with the National Climate Program Act of 1978 a generation ago and running through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 passed while this lawsuit was under way.
  9. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    They use italics to devastating effect, noting that these laws call for assessments, data collection, forecasts, improvements in understanding and all manner of other ground-laying efforts, but not one concrete action “to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in any real way.”
  10. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    They use italics to devastating effect, noting that these laws call for assessments, data collection, forecasts, improvements in understanding and all manner of other ground-laying efforts, but not one concrete action “to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in any real way.”
  11. clear
    readily apparent to the mind
    There are other clear-cut precedents.
Created on Tue Apr 19 09:37:56 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Apr 19 09:47:42 EDT 2011)

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