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ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post & Think Progress 5 May 2011 In response to a lawsuit that argues greenhouse gas emissions are a “public nuisance”, three of Congress’s most active opponents of responsible climate policy filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court last February. Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Ed Whitfield and Sen. James Inhofe told...

ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post & Think Progress 4 May 2011 Last February, three Republican leaders in Congress filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that when it comes to global climate change, judges and Justices should mind their own business. The courts are about to get a different message. Starting on May 4,...