September 11, 2007

Let's hope this description is exaggerated, it sounds like a parody of a private-attorney-general provision:

Among the myriad problems with the House [energy] bill[,] for example, is that it allows anyone "harmed" by global warming to bring suit against any federal agency that fails to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as required in the legislation. Plaintiffs are specifically authorized to recover $1.5 million, and to be compensated for legal fees win or lose, as long as the court determines it to be "appropriate."