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What case involving environmental law did Stevens write the majority opinion for?

  • Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Bush v. Gore

  • Kelo v. City of New London

  • Gonzales v. Raich

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In Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency had the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Stevens wrote the majority opinion, arguing that the Clean Air Act gave the EPA the authority to regulate emissions that cause air pollution, even if those emissions do not cause immediate harm.
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