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"The gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Lazarus's compelling narrative is enlivened by colorful characters, a canny dissection of courtroom strategy, and a case where the stakes are, literally, as big as the world." -- Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent"There's no better book if you want to understand the past, present, and future of environmental litigation." -- Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionThe gripping inside story of how an unlikely team of lawyers and climate activists overcame conservative opposition -- and their own divisions -- to win the most important environmental case ever brought before the Supreme Court.When the Supreme Court announced its ruling in Massachusetts v.