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Home » Subscription » 2018 » May

Meredith Hankins   May 31, 2018

CARB Seeks to Maintain Stringency of California’s Vehicle Standards

Emmett Institute submits public comment in support of CARB’s efforts

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Dan Farber   May 31, 2018

What Trump Gives Appalachia With One Hand, He Takes Away with the Other

Ryan Zinke’s public land policies are accelerating the decline of eastern coal.

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Dan Farber   May 28, 2018

Flood Safety, Infrastructure, and the Feds

Standards for levees, seawalls, and other infrastructure urgently need attention.

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Kathleen Miller   May 24, 2018

Attempting to Close the Floodgates of Litigation

Can Congress prevent state and federal courts from hearing WaterFix lawsuits?

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Dan Farber   May 24, 2018

CRISPR Approaches to Environmental Problems

Breakthroughs in gene editing might open the door to improved environmental protections. Or maybe not.

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Dan Farber   May 21, 2018

Maladaptation

It’s not just that we’re slow in achieving resilience. It’s that often we’re moving in the opposite direction.

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Cara Horowitz   May 18, 2018

Plastics and our Future

How to turn off the plastics spout?

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Steven Weissman   May 18, 2018

California’s New Rooftop Solar Mandate

The California Energy Commission’s new mandate receives mixed reviews.

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Guest Contributor   May 17, 2018

Guest Blogger Cliff Villa: Es FEMA El Problema? Hurricane Maria and the Slow Road to Recovery in Puerto Rico

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Dan Farber   May 17, 2018

Let a Hundred (Municipal) Flowers Bloom

Despite Trump, cities across the country are taking climate change seriously.

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Meredith Hankins   February 8, 2019

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Meredith Hankins   February 11, 2019

Emmett Institute Publishes Issue Brief on California’s Clean Air Act Vehicle Authority

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Eric Biber   February 11, 2019

New report on housing entitlement in LA

Report covers regulatory approvals for residential projects in four LA cities in 2014-16

Jonathan Zasloff   February 12, 2019

One Cheer For “Corruption”

New Public Lands Bill Is A Triumph For The Environment — and an Attack on American Public Philosophy

Jesse Reynolds   February 17, 2019

Does the Fossil Fuel Industry Support Geoengineering?

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A misleading new report from Center for International Environmental Law and the Heinrich Boell Foundation demeans the discourse

Alex Wang   February 19, 2019

China in the Global Environment — Q&A with Isabel Hilton, founder and CEO of chinadialogue.net

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Daniel Melling   February 22, 2019

The 2019 Oscars Has a Climate Change Contender

Paul Schrader’s First Reformed nominated for best original screenplay  

Claudia Polsky   February 22, 2019

A Time For Privacy: California Legislature Moves to Protect Academic Research

Jonathan Zasloff   February 21, 2019

…For Fighting Over

Nuclear-Armed India Announces Water Cut-Off To Nuclear-Armed Pakistan

Dan Farber   February 21, 2019

Bottoms-Up! An Emerging New Governance System (3)

Bottom-up strategies can ultimately pave the road for stronger international agreement.

Jonathan Zasloff   February 20, 2019

Build, Baby, Build?

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Eric Biber   February 20, 2019

Public Lands Watch: Natural Resources Management Act

Legislation in Congress would expand parks, permanently authorize conservation fund

Alex Wang   February 19, 2019

China in the Global Environment — Q&A with Isabel Hilton, founder and CEO of chinadialogue.net

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Dan Farber   February 18, 2019

National Security, Climate Change, and Emergency Declarations

If the Supreme Court upholds Trump, it will have to uphold an emergency declaration for climate change.

Jesse Reynolds   February 17, 2019

Does the Fossil Fuel Industry Support Geoengineering?

Fuel to the Fire

A misleading new report from Center for International Environmental Law and the Heinrich Boell Foundation demeans the discourse

Julia Stein   February 16, 2019

I’ll Just Be Over Here In My Fallout Shelter

The Green New Deal may be ambitious, but it’s not alarmist.

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