Kain v. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20058
No(s). SUCV2O14-02551 (Mass. Super. Ct. Mar 23, 2015)

A Massachusetts court dismissed residents' lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that the state's environmental agency failed to comply with §3(d) of the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). The GWSA is a legislative scheme designed to address the effects of climate change in Massachusetts by prom...