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Holly Doremus is the James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation at UC Berkeley. Doremus brings a strong background in life sciences and a commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship to her work at Berkeley Law.

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Thanks for sharing your experience, Jean. Glad to hear that you've got abundant monarchs!

On More on saving the monarch butterfly

Nope. Discharges to the sewer system go through a wastewater treatment plant, which must have a CWA permit, so they…

On Ninth Circuit rules Clean Water Act permit required for indirect discharge to ocean waters

Thanks for the comments. The NEPA question is actually pretty straightforward, although it takes a bit of doing to explain…

On Why isn’t Interior publicly releasing its monuments review?

Great post, Dan. Two potential benefits of putting some boundaries on Presidential authority, it seems to me, are that it…

On Pushing Back Against Presidential Power

Anything that reduces global greenhouse gas emissions mitigates climate change. The Clean Power Plan is one way to reduce GHG…

On What’s wrong with a business-heavy presidential cabinet?

You are wrong, bqrq (and shouldn't you be willing to use your real name on this site, as the contributors…

On What’s wrong with a business-heavy presidential cabinet?

BQRQ -- We welcome helpful comments, including comments from those who disagree with us. Indeed, we often disagree with each…

On Executive Order calls for climate adaptation

Nice post, Rick. Very good news for condors and many other birds that the Governor signed this bill. I don't…

On Calfiornia Bans Lead Ammunition

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