Ann Carlson January 20, 2026 “Smog and Sunshine” Has a Release Date And this “Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air” is now available for preorder.
Dan Farber January 19, 2026 Nightmare on Penn Ave (Part 2) After a year of Trump 2.0, here’s how things stand.
Eric Biber January 18, 2026 SEQRA Reform No, not CEQA, SEQRA. New York appears to be following California’s lead in overhauling state-level environmental review.
Eric Biber January 17, 2026 Creating Lease Certainty There are some steps Congress could take to increase certainty for energy leases on federal lands, but there will be tradeoffs.
Eric Biber January 17, 2026 Canceling Onshore Leases The executive may have broad authority to cancel onshore leases, perhaps even without compensation. Congress might want to fix that.
Eric Biber January 16, 2026 Can They Do That? The feds probably do ultimately have the authority to shut down offshore wind farms – if they ever get their act together.
Jonathan Zasloff January 16, 2026 Wait — WHAT?? Science funding has been spared the worst cuts for now, but don’t believe the hype — and know that the White House has more tricks up its sleeve.
Dan Farber January 15, 2026 MAHA’s Evidence-Free Health Policy No matter how good your intentions, ignoring the evidence is a recipe for disaster.
Elias Van Emmerick January 14, 2026 Crafting a Roadmap for Zonal Decarbonization in California A new series of briefs from the UCLA Emmett Institute offers legal insights for the gas transition. First up: SB 1221.
Evan George January 13, 2026 Big Decisions to Come in 2026 The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
Jonathan Zasloff December 22, 2025 Can Anyone Stop The Kennedy Center Abomination? The answer may surprise you!!
Jonathan Zasloff January 4, 2026 Is Venezuela a “War For Oil”? It’s an overused cliche, but there is one way in which oil might figure in the recent illegal war: go to Africa to see it
Dan Farber January 8, 2026 The U.S. Has Now Become a Rogue Nation By pulling out of the UNFCCC and dozens of international organizations, Trump has isolated the United States and ceded influence to China and the EU.
Jonathan Zasloff January 9, 2026 Takings Between the Sheetz …in which I actually praise Brett Kavanaugh
Ann Carlson January 20, 2026 “Smog and Sunshine” Has a Release Date And this “Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air” is now available for preorder.
Eric Biber December 21, 2025 NEPA Reform and Transmission Reducing NEPA compliance alone won’t solve our transmission problems, and it might be a bad deal for the climate
Eric Biber January 16, 2026 Can They Do That? The feds probably do ultimately have the authority to shut down offshore wind farms – if they ever get their act together.
Jonathan Zasloff January 16, 2026 Wait — WHAT?? Science funding has been spared the worst cuts for now, but don’t believe the hype — and know that the White House has more tricks up its sleeve.
Evan George January 13, 2026 Big Decisions to Come in 2026 The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
Dan Farber January 12, 2026 Is This the End of Cost-Benefit Analysis? Trump’s EPA is effectively abandoning economic analysis