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State-Level Actions To Decarbonize Aviation

New CLEE report explores the risks of federal preemption.

Aviation is a significant and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. But the federal government in the United States has failed to address it so far. In response, some state policy makers and advocates are now considering legal avenues to effectively require the use of sustainable aviation fuels, which emit less carbon than traditional jet …

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The Dirty Truth Behind a Feel-Good Energy Story

The San Francisco 49ers just became the first NFL team to buy sustainable aviation fuel. But that move is overshadowed by Big Oil sponsorships in sports.

Did you see the story about a new ‘NFL first’? The San Francisco 49ers announced that it was the first NFL franchise to buy sustainable aviation fuel or SAF —enough to fly from San Francisco to LA for their Sunday game against the LA Rams. The story generated headlines, the way any “first” tends to. …

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The Aviation Endangerment Finding

While we are watching the political conventions, EPA took an important step forward

Last Monday, EPA issued a formal finding that carbon emissions from commercial aviation endanger human health and welfare. Understanding the significance of the finding requires a little background. Section 231(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act directs the EPA Administrator to “issue proposed emission standards applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from any class …

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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?

Why You Should Care That Congress Might Use the CRA to Overturn California Waivers

Here are at least six reasons.

Permitting Reform as Policy Stability

Compromise Congressional legislation could dampen the swings of Presidential regulatory policy

Trump Goes Nuclear

Four new executive orders try to launch a nuclear renaissance.

What Happened to EPA Enforcement?

Enforcement efforts peaked long ago and have been in long-term decline. Trump will accelerate that.

Executive Disorders

One after another, Trump has let loose destructive blasts at the environment to promote fossil fuels, mining, and logging.

A Midnight Public Land Sale?

Last-minute addition to House reconciliation bill proposes sale or exchange of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands

The $133 Million Bat Tunnel

Here’s what permitting reform in the United Kingdom can teach the United States about building and abundance.

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative! Really!

McGill University’s Sustainability Academic Network provides a useful — and potentially crucial — new platform.

DOJ vs. C&T

What Trump’s new lawsuits against two states may mean for California’s cap-and-trade program.

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New CLEE report explores the risks of federal preemption.

The San Francisco 49ers just became the first NFL team to buy sustainable aviation fuel. But that move is overshadowed by Big Oil sponsorships in sports.

While we are watching the political conventions, EPA took an important step forward

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Climate policy is changing rapidly. Stay in the loop with expert analysis via email Monday - Friday.

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Four new executive orders try to launch a nuclear renaissance.

Enforcement efforts peaked long ago and have been in long-term decline. Trump will accelerate that.

We are shocked – SHOCKED – that building more housing causes rents to fall

Weakening the statewide standard of review benefits polluting facilities

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One after another, Trump has let loose destructive blasts at the environment to promote fossil fuels, mining, and logging.

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Last-minute addition to House reconciliation bill proposes sale or exchange of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands

Here are at least six reasons.

Of all the pollution threats out there, why are state lawmakers and U.S. EPA targeting solar geoengineering?

Here are at least six reasons.

Compromise Congressional legislation could dampen the swings of Presidential regulatory policy

Four new executive orders try to launch a nuclear renaissance.

Enforcement efforts peaked long ago and have been in long-term decline. Trump will accelerate that.

One after another, Trump has let loose destructive blasts at the environment to promote fossil fuels, mining, and logging.

Last-minute addition to House reconciliation bill proposes sale or exchange of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands

Here’s what permitting reform in the United Kingdom can teach the United States about building and abundance.

McGill University’s Sustainability Academic Network provides a useful — and potentially crucial — new platform.

What Trump’s new lawsuits against two states may mean for California’s cap-and-trade program.