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Ann Carlson is the Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law as well as Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law. She previously served in the Biden administration as acting administrator of NHTSA. Professor Carlson is one of the nation's leading scholars of climate change law and policy.

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Success! Removing the Klamath Dams

A “Good News” Environmental Story (For a Change)

What is Life Like Inside Trump’s EPA?

Three EPA employees talk about DOGE, work anxiety, regulatory rollbacks, and the impact on protecting health and the environment.

Tracking the Trump Administration

Rollbacks of Climate, Energy, and Environmental Policies and Investments

Dissecting the Attacks on the Endangerment Finding

EPA has identified four different arguments against the endangerment finding. None have merit.

U.S. Resistance to Trump is Alive and Well

Thousands of people rallied at more than 100 Stand Up for Science events from Missouri to France. Where will the movement go from here?

And The Grift Goes On – This Time on Public Lands

Trump’s alleged plan for affordable housing on federal property is one more brick in a wall of corruption.

Getting Creative on Vehicle Emissions

UCLA Law set to host a symposium on April 9 on ways to charge ahead on cutting emissions.

Community Benefits from Climate Infrastructure Investments

Tracking Investments Under BIL and IRA

UCLA Law Professors Condemn Attacks on the Rule of Law

A letter to students with 106 signatories expresses collective condemnation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the rule of law.

Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Two days with climate educators in Ahmedabad, India changed my understanding and appreciation of climate resilience.