Guest Contributor May 2, 2025 Modernizing Air Permitting in California Guest Contributor Craig Segall writes that SB 318 would help clean up factories and other big industrial sources by pulling permitting practices into this century.
Jonathan Zasloff May 2, 2025 Governor Narcissist Gavin Newsom’s snub of LA Mayor Karen Bass demonstrates that he cares about only one thing: himself.
Ann Carlson May 1, 2025 The Chutzpah is Stunning The Trump Administration is suing to block state climate lawsuits based on Clean Air Act Preemption.
Dan Farber May 1, 2025 Does Deregulation Hypercharge the Economy? If the economics effects are that huge, you’d expect the unemployment rate reflect major regulatory or deregulatory moves. It doesn’t.
Evan George April 30, 2025 100 Days of Fear & Loathing in Climate World The Drain is a weekly roundup of climate and environmental news from Legal Planet.
Ted Parson April 30, 2025 The Politics of Geoengineering Are Getting Stranger Of all the pollution threats out there, why are state lawmakers and U.S. EPA targeting solar geoengineering?
Malcolm Johnson April 29, 2025 Sharing the Sidewalk with EV Charging Cords New CLEE policy brief describes an innovative EV charging solution.
Ethan Elkind April 29, 2025 Housing Abundance Meets California’s Political Realities A Senate Housing Committee debate last week was a sobering indication.
Dan Farber April 28, 2025 100 Days of Anti-Environmental Mayhem A flood of anti-environmental initiatives threatens to undo decades of progress.
Ken Alex April 28, 2025 Project 2025 and the National Energy Emergency What Actions Can the President Take By Declaring an Energy Emergency?
Jonathan Zasloff April 4, 2025 The Death of CEQA? Not quite, but Assemblymember Wicks’ new bill would severely limit CEQA for housing.
Evan George April 15, 2025 MAGA vs NOAA, Executive Orders, and Growing IRA Support The Drain is a new weekly roundup of climate and environmental news from Legal Planet.
Ann Carlson April 4, 2025 Senate Parliamentarian Confirms that California Waivers Are Not Subject to the Congressional Review Act Will Republicans honor her determination?
Ted Lamm April 11, 2025 The Mirage of Trump’s State Climate Law Executive Order There is no overreach.
Evan George April 10, 2025 Introducing Your Legal Planet Weekly Roundup The L.A. Times Boiling Point is ending its informative weekly news roundups. Here’s your weekly Legal Planet roundup, The Drain.
Jonathan Zasloff May 2, 2025 Governor Narcissist Gavin Newsom’s snub of LA Mayor Karen Bass demonstrates that he cares about only one thing: himself.
Ann Carlson May 1, 2025 The Chutzpah is Stunning The Trump Administration is suing to block state climate lawsuits based on Clean Air Act Preemption.
Dan Farber May 1, 2025 Does Deregulation Hypercharge the Economy? If the economics effects are that huge, you’d expect the unemployment rate reflect major regulatory or deregulatory moves. It doesn’t.
Evan George April 30, 2025 100 Days of Fear & Loathing in Climate World The Drain is a weekly roundup of climate and environmental news from Legal Planet.
Ted Parson April 30, 2025 The Politics of Geoengineering Are Getting Stranger Of all the pollution threats out there, why are state lawmakers and U.S. EPA targeting solar geoengineering?