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Climate Resilience and Private Law’s Duty to Adapt
Energy RegulationJournal ArticleRisk ManagementState Energy Regulation

Climate Resilience and Private Law’s Duty to Adapt

By Jim Rossi and Michael PanfilAugust 23, 2021September 13th, 2021No Comments

Organizations Involved: Environmental Defense Fund, Vanderbilt Law School
Source: North Carolina Law Review (forthcoming)

Abstract

This article presents a historical, evidentiary, and normative case for a private tort against public utilities for failure to adjust operational and planning decisions to new conditions brought about by climate change.

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