Biodiversity, global warming, and the United States endangered species act: The role of domestic wildlife law in addressing greenhouse gas emissions

Adjudicating Climate Change: State, National, and International Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 145-172

  Cummings, Brendan R ^a   Siegel, Kassie R ^a  

^a Center for Biological Diversity   (United States)

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EID: 84870043825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511596766.009     Document Type: Chapter

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