Eric Biber March 31, 2026 The Path to Abundance, Part III Abundance reforms will pose difficult tradeoffs, including with environmental goals and public participation
Elias Van Emmerick March 31, 2026 What Does Wildfire Resilience Cost? A new UCLA Law report focuses on wildfire liability costs and wildfire mitigation costs in the transmission context.
Jason Gray March 31, 2026 Dear UNFCCC, Subnational Governments are Key to Protecting Forests GCF Task Force and Regions4 Submit Comments to COP30 Roadmap on Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030
Eric Biber March 30, 2026 The Path to Abundance, Part II Reducing legal and procedural obstacles to development is a necessary, but probably not sufficient, solution
Dan Farber March 30, 2026 The War and the Energy Transition The Iran War it is hitting energy markets hard. Will that affect the energy transition?
Louise Bedsworth March 30, 2026 Climate Issues in the 2026 Governor’s Race: Housing and Climate Fifth in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor.
Eric Biber March 29, 2026 The Path to Abundance, Part I Exploring the legal, policy, and political challenges for the abundance movement.
Dan Farber March 27, 2026 Challenging Hegseth’s National Security Gambit Hegseth may not have as much power as he thinks to run roughshod over the Endangered Species Act.
Dan Farber March 26, 2026 Policy Implications of Accelerating Warming If warming is coming more quickly, we need to pick up the pace on policy responses.
Dan Farber March 26, 2026 The Environment is a System, Not an Array. In 1969, Barry Commoner summed up much of environmental science in six words. Today’s conservatives don’t get it.
Dan Farber March 12, 2026 Noem’s Disastrous Reign at FEMA The post-Noem agency is in desperate need of rebuilding.
Dan Farber March 12, 2026 Does Federal Law Still Preempt State Standards Relating to Fuel Efficiency? The answer may depend on what being “in effect” means.
Evan George March 11, 2026 An “Unprecedented” Heat Wave is Just the Start The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
Brennon Mendez March 13, 2026 Affordability Is Everywhere How affordability concerns are informing recent developments in electricity, clean energy, and housing policy.
Jim Salzman March 19, 2026 Paul Ehrlich and The Bet The real lesson everyone misses about Paul Ehrlich and his famous wager.
Nell Green Nylen March 16, 2026 Climate Issues in the 2026 Governor’s Race: Water Third in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor
Jason Gray March 31, 2026 Dear UNFCCC, Subnational Governments are Key to Protecting Forests GCF Task Force and Regions4 Submit Comments to COP30 Roadmap on Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030
Louise Bedsworth March 30, 2026 Climate Issues in the 2026 Governor’s Race: Housing and Climate Fifth in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor.
Dan Farber March 27, 2026 Challenging Hegseth’s National Security Gambit Hegseth may not have as much power as he thinks to run roughshod over the Endangered Species Act.
Eric Biber March 23, 2026 The Complexity of California Housing Law Byzantine statutory provisions in state housing law may produce unintended consequences