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Ethan Elkind is the Director of the Climate Change and Business Program, with a joint appointment at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law. In this capacity, he serves as the lead author of UCLA-UC Berkeley’s grant-funded series of policy reports on business solutions to combat climate change.

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Comprehensive New State Survey Shows California Environmental Quality Act Rarely Impedes New Projects
House Republican Tax Plan Would Hurt Climate And Clean Tech Progress
San Francisco Tests Supreme Court's "Hole" In Prop 13 & 218 Restrictions On Local Tax Increases
Amazon's New Urban Headquarters Could Flip A Red State To Blue
How To Pay For Energy Efficiency Retrofits -- Evening Conference At Berkeley Law On Sept 21st
Webinar: Net Economic Impacts Of California’s Major Climate Programs On The Inland Empire
Did The California Supreme Court "Rip A Huge Hole" In Prop 13 & 218?
New Study: California Climate Policies Bringing Over $9 Billion And 41,000 Jobs To Southern California's Inland Empire
Cap-And-Trade Extension A Lifeline For High Speed Rail
New Research Shows California's Cap-And-Trade Program Is Net Economic Benefit For San Joaquin Valley & Inland Empire

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