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Happy Birthday, NEPA!

NEPA turns 50 today. Its passage was the beginning of modern environmental law.

Welcome to 2020. Before we start worrying about the year ahead, it’s worth taking a look backward. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act, usually called NEPA for short. When he signed NEPA into law, President Nixon said: “It is particularly fitting that my first official act in …

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Commemorating the National Environmental Policy Act’s 50th Anniversary

Celebrating NEPA: America’s Most Transformative, Overarching & Catalytic Environmental Law

On a snowy New Year’s Day in 1970–50 years ago today–then-President Richard Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA’s passage marked the beginning of America’s modern environmental law era. It was followed by Congressional passage of a series of other federal environmental laws over the next decade–major statutes that to this day …

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Alberta, Open Sewers and the Keystone Pipeline

Al Gore raised the hackles of the Canadian government this week when he criticized the country’s large scale extraction of oil from the Alberta tar sands. The tar sand oil reserves are among the world’s largest but are particularly energy intensive to extract. That means that extracting oil that will then be burned will emit significantly …

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Black Figures in Environmental History

Black figures played a role in the early years of environmentalism, before it even had a name.

Are Front Lawns Unconstitutional?

In California, They Are

How Much Rain is L.A. Capturing?

Local measures like Measure W are working. But more needs to be done to capture stormwater and rainwater.

50 Years Ago: Environmental Law in 1973

Five decades back, the country was in the midst of unprecedented environmental ferment.

Unraveling Hydrogen: Part I

The first in a series that examines the hype around hydrogen production.

Here’s a New Acronym: CBAM. You’re Going to be Seeing It a Lot.

The EU has taken a major step to pressure global industries to clean up their act.

Tightening the Net

Tackling climate procrastination by closing the loopholes in ‘net-zero’ climate goals

…In Which I Attempt To Read My Water Bill

Failure To Install Smart Water Meters Is Wasting Billions of Gallons Each Year

The fight over California’s greenhouse gas and ZEV car standards continues

UCLA Clinic files amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Carper and Rep. Pallone to uphold standards

The Obesity Pandemic

It’s a global phenomenon, with poorly understood causes. But there’s no point in blaming the victims.

The fight over California’s greenhouse gas and ZEV car standards continues

UCLA Clinic files amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Carper and Rep. Pallone to uphold standards

A New Birth of Housing?

Omnibus’ “Baby YIMBY” Bill Offers An Opportunity For Cities — And For Advocates

…In Which I Attempt To Read My Water Bill

Failure To Install Smart Water Meters Is Wasting Billions of Gallons Each Year

The Year Ahead

Here are the top ten environment and energy developments to watch for.

Tightening the Net

Tackling climate procrastination by closing the loopholes in ‘net-zero’ climate goals

LA’s big step toward building electrification

Los Angeles is about to require that new buildings be electric, but there’s a bigger decarbonization hurdle waiting.

Unraveling Hydrogen: Part I

The first in a series that examines the hype around hydrogen production.

Single Subject = Single Stupidity

New House Rule Designed To Cause Dysfunction

How Much Rain is L.A. Capturing?

Local measures like Measure W are working. But more needs to be done to capture stormwater and rainwater.

Plutocracy Comes Home To Roost

Gavin Newsom Abandons His Climate Commitments To Favor His Billionaire Contributors

environmental impact statement

NEPA turns 50 today. Its passage was the beginning of modern environmental law.

Celebrating NEPA: America’s Most Transformative, Overarching & Catalytic Environmental Law

TRENDING

Black figures played a role in the early years of environmentalism, before it even had a name.

In California, They Are

Local measures like Measure W are working. But more needs to be done to capture stormwater and rainwater.

Five decades back, the country was in the midst of unprecedented environmental ferment.

The first in a series that examines the hype around hydrogen production.

The EU has taken a major step to pressure global industries to clean up their act.

Tackling climate procrastination by closing the loopholes in ‘net-zero’ climate goals

Failure To Install Smart Water Meters Is Wasting Billions of Gallons Each Year

UCLA Clinic files amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Carper and Rep. Pallone to uphold standards

It’s a global phenomenon, with poorly understood causes. But there’s no point in blaming the victims.

UCLA Clinic files amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Carper and Rep. Pallone to uphold standards

Omnibus’ “Baby YIMBY” Bill Offers An Opportunity For Cities — And For Advocates

Failure To Install Smart Water Meters Is Wasting Billions of Gallons Each Year

Here are the top ten environment and energy developments to watch for.

Tackling climate procrastination by closing the loopholes in ‘net-zero’ climate goals

Los Angeles is about to require that new buildings be electric, but there’s a bigger decarbonization hurdle waiting.

The first in a series that examines the hype around hydrogen production.

New House Rule Designed To Cause Dysfunction

Local measures like Measure W are working. But more needs to be done to capture stormwater and rainwater.

Gavin Newsom Abandons His Climate Commitments To Favor His Billionaire Contributors