NU Online News Service, June 21, 3:06 p.m. EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court left federal regulation of greenhouse gases firmly in the hands of federal regulators, rather than the courts, with a decision reached on Monday.

However, commenting on the widely-watched case of interest to the insurance industry, lawyers say the narrow opinion won't mean an end to nuisance claims over climate change that could be brought in state courts.

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