USCA Case #15-1363 Document #1606774 Filed: 04/01/2016 Page 1 of 55 ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2, 2016 No. 15-1363 (and consolidated cases) IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ET AL., Petitioners, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ET AL., Respondents. On Petition for Review of a Final Rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS DAVID BATTISTI, MARSHALL BURKE, KEN CALDIERA, NOAH DIFFENBAUGH, WILLIAM E. EASTERLING III, CHRISTOPHER FIELD, JOHN HARTE, JESSICA HELLMANN, DANIEL KIRK-DAVIDOFF, DAVID LOBELL, PAMELA MATSON, KATHERINE MACH, JAMES C. MCWILLIAMS, MARIO J. MOLINA, MICHAEL OPPENHEIMER, JONATHAN OVERPECK, SCOTT R. SALESKA, NOELLE ECKLEY SELIN, DREW SHINDELL, AND STEVEN WOFSY, IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS Stephanie Tai Associate Professor University of Wisconsin Law School 975 Bascom Mall Madison, WI 53706 (202) 270-8926
[email protected] April 1, 2016 USCA Case #15-1363 Document #1606774 Filed: 04/01/2016 Page 2 of 55 Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases Pursuant to Circuit Rule 28(a)(1), Amicus Curiae Climate Scientists state as follows: All parties and amici, rulings under review, and related cases are set forth in the Brief for Respondents Environmental Protection Agency, with the exception of the amici at present: Climate Scientists David Battisti, Marshall Burke, Ken Caldiera, Noah Diffenbaugh, William E. Easterling III, Christopher Field, John Harte, Jessica Hellmann, Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, David Lobell, Pamela Matson, Katherine Mach, James C. Mcwilliams, Mario J. Molina, Michael Oppenheimer, Jonathan Overpeck, Scott R. Saleska, Noelle Eckley Selin, Drew Shindell, and Steven Wofsy.