In Massachusetts v. EPA, where Massachusetts and other states sued to force regulation of greenhouse gases from vehicles, the Supreme Court held that:

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The Supreme Court held that the EPA's acknowledgment of the causal connection between man-made greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, combined with its refusal to regulate such emissions, "contributes" to Massachusetts' injuries and therefore, the state had the legal standing to sue. The Court did not hold that the EPA has higher authority than Massachusetts in all environmental matters, nor did it support the EPA's assertion that there is no causal connection between man-made greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Additionally, the Court did not find that a state cannot sue a federal agency, so option E is incorrect. Finally, the Court did not hold that the EPA's refusal to regulate emissions is permissible, so option D is also incorrect.

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