Legal Opinion
Ass'n of Irritated Residents v. State Air Resources Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 2012No. A132165PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POLLAK, J.
This appeal questions whether the “Climate Change Scoping Plan” adopted by the State Air Resources Board in 2009 complies with the requirements of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. As did the trial court, we answer this question in the affirmative.
Background
The Legislation
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (the Act or Assembly Bill 32) (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.)1 was conceived as groundbreaking legislation. The findings with which the Act begins declare that “[g]lobal warming poses a serious threat to the economic well-being,…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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