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Dan Farber June 23, 2014

Today’s Supreme Court Ruling: Three Key Questions

Direct implications are limited, but we'll be reading the tea leaves for future implications.

Dan Farber June 3, 2014

Judicial “Smoke Signals” and the 111(d) Rule

Guest Contributor May 28, 2014

Guest Blogger Kate Konschnik: EPA’s 111(d) Authority – Follow Homer and Avoid the Sirens

Dan Farber April 15, 2014

A Victory for Clean Air

The D.C. Circuit has upheld EPA's regulation of mercury from coal-fired plants. We can all breath easier as a result.

Dan Farber February 3, 2014

Is It Unconstitutional for the President to Implement Major New Policies by Regulation?

According to the Supreme Court, when statutes are unclear, the President is supposed to make policy judgments. That's not unconstitutional -- it's just business as usual.

Jonathan Zasloff January 24, 2013

Napoleon Bonaparte, Zoning Administrator

Jonathan Zasloff September 15, 2011

If Textualism Isn’t Dead, It’s Badly Wounded

Dan Farber April 9, 2010

Justice Stevens: Architect of Modern Environmental Law Doctrine

Does Scalia’s Opinion in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA Help Protect the ACA?

The UARG majority opinion says the context and overall structure of a statute help determine the meaning of statutory terms

Steven Weissman July 22, 2014

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Can Do a Lot to Reduce Greenhouse Gas

A new report shows that FERC has extensive power to address climate change.

Holly Doremus July 21, 2014

Groundwater and the public trust doctrine, California style

California trial court rules that public trust doctrine applies to pumping that reduces flow in a navigable waterway

Dan Farber July 21, 2014

How the Public Views Climate Action

The public continues to support a federal action to address climate change.

Holly Doremus July 16, 2014

A win for EPA on mountaintop removal

D.C. Circuit upholds Enhanced Coordination Process, refuses to review agency guidance

Holly Doremus July 15, 2014

Wild horses and the goals of nature protection

A petition to list wild horses as endangered or threatened highlights questions about what our conservation laws should protect

Dan Farber July 14, 2014

North Dallas Forty

A North Dallas Representative sponsored the House bill to save inefficient light bulbs -- but he also advocates energy efficiency.

Eric Biber July 8, 2014

The Wilderness Act and climate change

Changing the Wilderness Act to respond to climate change is a terrible idea

Dan Farber July 7, 2014

Ban the Quad?

The grassy Quad is emblematic of university life. But its days may be numbered.

Eric Biber July 6, 2014

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