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Nuisance case: States and NGOs appeal dismissal (15 December 2005)
On December 15, 2005, eight U.S. states, the city of New York, and three NGOs filed briefs in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals appealing the dismissal of a nuisance case filed against the five biggest U.S. power companies. The plaintiffs argue that the huge emissions from the defendants´ power plants contribute to climate change and are a public nuisance.
