Question: 23-3. Business Case Problem with Sample Answer-Agency Powers. A welldocumented rise in global tem-peratures has coincided with a significant increase in the concentration of carbon

 23-3. Business Case Problem with Sample Answer-Agency Powers. A welldocumented rise
in global tem-peratures has coincided with a significant increase in the concentration
of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Many scientists believe that the two

23-3. Business Case Problem with Sample Answer-Agency Powers. A welldocumented rise in global tem-peratures has coincided with a significant increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Many scientists believe that the two trends are related, because when carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, it produces a greenhouse effect, trapping solar heat. Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to regulate \"any\" air pollutants \"emitted into . . . the ambient air\" that in its \"judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution.\" A group of private organizations asked the EPA to regu-late carbon dioxide and other \"greenhouse gas\" emissions from new motor vehicles. The EPA refused, stating, among other things, that the most recent congressional amendments to the CAA did not authorize any new, binding auto emissions limits. Nineteen states, including Massachusetts, asked a district court to review the EPA's denial. Did the EPA have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles? If so, was its stated reason for refusing to do so consistent with that authority? Discuss. [Commonwealth of Massachusetts \\( v \\). Environmental Protection Agency, 549 U.S. 497, 127 S.Ct. 1438, 167 L.Ed.2d 248 (2007)] (See Agency Creation and Powers.) 11-1. Doing Business Internationally. Macrotech, Inc., develops an innovative computer chip and obtains a patent on it. The firm markets the chip under the trademarked brand name \"Flash.\" Macrotech wants to sell the chip to Nitron, Ltd., in Pacifica, a foreign country. Macrotech is concerned, however, that after an initial purchase, Nitron will duplicate the chip, pirate it, and sell the pirated version to computer manufacturers in Pacifica. To avoid this possibility, Macrotech could establish its own manufacturing facility in Pacifica, but it does not want to do this. How can Macrotech, without establishing a manufacturing facility in Pacifica, protect Flash from being pirated by Nitron? (See Doing Business Internationally.)

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