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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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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?

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.

Making Polluters Pay for Climate Consequences

A pair of new bills introduced in the California State Legislature would create a climate superfund. Here’s how it would work.

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.

Just How Endangered is Clean Energy?

The Trump administration wants to slow the U.S. clean energy transition. Will it put energy investments in a deep freeze or a temporary chill?

Transmission Tangle, Transmission Tango

A new report maps out recent federal actions to improve planning for future electric transmission