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Legal Planet is a leading source of climate policy and environmental law insights.  Since 2009, Legal Planet has filled a unique space by bridging the worlds of law and policy, but also by translating the latest developments in a way that’s understandable to a mass audience.

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We write about the clean energy transition, court decisions, regulatory actions, air quality, land use, legislation that affects climate change policy and much more. The global challenge of climate change is the driver behind all our work.

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