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On the Frustrations of Climate Politics

It’s not just the shortcomings of Joe Manchin. Climate legislation is an inherently tough political challenge.

Yesterday, Joe Manchin announced that he couldn’t support the Build Back Better reconciliation bill. Unless Biden can somehow coax him back to the negotiating table, that dooms what would have been a major breakthrough in climate policy. Manchin bears responsibility for this deeply regrettable decision. But climate legislation is hard, even in more favorable political …

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Bringing Back Earmarks to Save the Climate

Climate action will require overcoming the US democracy deficit.

The U.S. has a democracy deficit. Winning national majorities isn’t enough to get majorities in Congress. This creates headwinds against climate action. In the short-run at least, legislative earmarks might be one way to overcome the problem. The House is already planning to bring back earmarks, but the the heart of the problem is the …

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Congressional Dim Bulbs at Work Again

The House of Representatives is continuing its campaign to increase electricity bills, harm a domestic industry, and create regulatory uncertainty. According to E&E, the House appropriations bill “Eliminating funding for light bulb efficiency standards is especially poor policy as it would leave the policy in place but make it impossible to enforce, undercutting domestic manufacturers …

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Will Russia “Win” the Climate Crisis?

It’s complicated. But probably not.

Will Rights of Nature Save The World?

Examining whether granting legal rights to nature could make a difference in how courts understand environmental law

Two FERC Cases and Why They Matter

Last week’s D.C. Circuit cases illustrate why environmental lawyers need to understand FERC.

Guest Contributors Jasmine Robinson and Jessica Vived: Proposed Extreme Heat and Air Quality Protections for Agricultural Workers Advance in California Legislature

AB 2243 resulted from a partnership between law students in UCLA Law’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic, UCLA’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

Equity Weighting: A Brief Introduction

An unfamiliar concept for most that just might make cost-benefit analysis more progressive.

South Korea and Climate Change

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.

Emissions Trading in California: Lessons for China

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

Climate Policy in India

What’s Happening in the World’s Second Largest Country?

Whose Interests Count? And How Much?

Whether to consider harms to foreign countries and future generations is controversial. So is how much weight to give harm to the poor.

An Abundance Research Agenda

If we need to build lots of things fast to address climate and housing crises, how will we do that?

Will Rights of Nature Save The World?

Examining whether granting legal rights to nature could make a difference in how courts understand environmental law

Desalination: An Essential Part of California’s Water Future

Coastal Commission’s Recent Rejection of Huntington Beach Desalination Project Misguided

Will Russia “Win” the Climate Crisis?

It’s complicated. But probably not.

When is a bee a fish?

The California Court of Appeal finds that invertebrates can be protected under the California Endangered Species Act

Taking Article IV Seriously

How “horizontal federalism” can help us understand federal power over the public lands

A Beautiful Day for Bumblefish?

A California court just ruled that bumblebees are fish. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

Whose Interests Count? And How Much?

Whether to consider harms to foreign countries and future generations is controversial. So is how much weight to give harm to the poor.

congressional dysfunction

It’s not just the shortcomings of Joe Manchin. Climate legislation is an inherently tough political challenge.

Climate action will require overcoming the US democracy deficit.

TRENDING

It’s complicated. But probably not.

Examining whether granting legal rights to nature could make a difference in how courts understand environmental law

Last week’s D.C. Circuit cases illustrate why environmental lawyers need to understand FERC.

AB 2243 resulted from a partnership between law students in UCLA Law’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic, UCLA’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

An unfamiliar concept for most that just might make cost-benefit analysis more progressive.

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

What’s Happening in the World’s Second Largest Country?

Whether to consider harms to foreign countries and future generations is controversial. So is how much weight to give harm to the poor.

If we need to build lots of things fast to address climate and housing crises, how will we do that?

Examining whether granting legal rights to nature could make a difference in how courts understand environmental law

Coastal Commission’s Recent Rejection of Huntington Beach Desalination Project Misguided

It’s complicated. But probably not.

The California Court of Appeal finds that invertebrates can be protected under the California Endangered Species Act

How “horizontal federalism” can help us understand federal power over the public lands

A California court just ruled that bumblebees are fish. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

Whether to consider harms to foreign countries and future generations is controversial. So is how much weight to give harm to the poor.

What’s Happening in the World’s Second Largest Country?

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.