{"id":452424,"date":"2018-06-26T14:28:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=452424"},"modified":"2018-06-26T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:28:57","slug":"judge-rules-that-sea-level-rise-doesnt-fall-under-public-nuisance-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=452424","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules that sea-level rise doesn\u2019t fall under public nuisance laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> Infrastructure goes under water in San Francisco. (credit: NOAA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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In March, a federal district court case led to an unexpected spectacle: a \u201ctutorial\u201d on climate science requested by the judge. Oakland and San Francisco had filed suit against several oil companies, alleging that they should help pay for the impacts of sea-level rise because they had intentionally misled the public about global warming. Judge William Alsup apparently wanted to make sure he understood the physics and chemistry of the situation before he weighed legal standards.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Alsup granted the defendants\u2019 motion to dismiss the case\u2014a blow for Oakland, San Francisco, and other cities eyeing the outcome. \u201cThe issue is not over science,\u201d Alsup writes in his decision, \u201cAll parties agree that fossil fuels have led to global warming and ocean rise and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, the decision turns on legal precedents and Alsup\u2019s unwillingness to overstep what he views as the judicial branch\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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