This article suggests that were federal environmental regulators to view themselves as human rights decisionmakers, we might well see a new kind of regulatory decisionmaking emerge — one not only more responsive and transparent, but also more likely to enjoy the trust of the American public....

Given the high levels of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and the likelihood of growing emissions in the future, even aggressive limits on greenhouse gas emissions might ultimately fail to prevent dangerous climate disruptions. To prepare for this risk, some scientists have started to...

Congress is likely to consider domestic climate change legislation during 2009, with a cap-and-trade system continuing to draw support from the Obama Administration and many leaders in Congress. Yet cap-and-trade regulations would take years for EPA to develop and implement, the desired price...