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A Framework for Equity and Local Leadership in the EV Transition

New tools to help local governments plan for equitable and effective investments

Eliminating fossil fuel-powered vehicles from the road is necessary to fight climate change and save thousands of lives at risk due to poor air quality. As governments and the auto industry advance the switch to electric vehicles, this rapid technology transition may disrupt traditional mobility patterns–and, without equitable planning and policy, it has the potential …

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What does the election mean for the EV transition?

Slower, less certain, and less equitable–with a new focus on local leadership

The election of Donald Trump and a Republican Congress poses a direct threat to environmental protection and climate policy across the board, including destructive agency heads, reduced clean energy funding, abandoned international agreements, and more federal judges openly hostile to science-based regulation in service of public and environmental health. It’s a bleak outlook from any …

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New Report: Equity-Oriented EV Infrastructure Development

Strategies for embedding community input in project design.

This is the second in a series of posts on CLEE’s new set of resources on Equitable Climate Infrastructure Investment. The national EV market could grow nearly tenfold by 2030. Many state vehicle emissions standards (led by California) are driving a transition to zero-emission vehicles over the coming decade, and state, federal, and private sector …

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A Small Win for Curbside EV Charging in California

AB 2427 marks progress for a key charging segment

Late last month, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2427, which represents a modest step in the effort to ensure all Californians have access to convenient electric vehicle (EV) charging, not just those who own their homes and have garages, by supporting efforts to invest in curbside EV charging. As CLEE described in a report issued …

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New This Thanksgiving: Toxic Turkey

Losing the farm to PFAS, or losing PFAS on the farm?

CPUC Should Set a Date for Closing Aliso Canyon

A proposed decision on the gas facility gives too much deference to SoCalGas regarding the future of gas demand and misses an opportunity to set a clear mandate.

NEPA and Loper Deference

The CEQ regulations will continue to receive deference. The question is how much.

A To-Do List For Biden

The clock is ticking, but there’s still time for a few important last things.

Trump-Proofing Time at the California Legislature?

Governor Newsom has called a special session for December 2nd. How can California lawmakers ensure California’s climate and environmental progress in the years ahead?

NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part III)

Our guide to understanding how causation applies for NEPA reviews.

This Big Oil Sponsorship Just Got Dirtier

The Dodgers do business with a company that’s been polluting LA neighborhoods — and the climate — for years. Now, Phillips 66 faces federal charges of illegal wastewater dumping.

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New tools to help local governments plan for equitable and effective investments

Slower, less certain, and less equitable–with a new focus on local leadership

Strategies for embedding community input in project design.

AB 2427 marks progress for a key charging segment

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

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New tools to help local governments plan for equitable and effective investments

Some arguments surfaced in the discussion that the Court would do well to ignore.

Some thoughts about how the Court should define some limits on indirect effects.

Lawmakers can use climate policies to alleviate some cost burdens. They should also resist the narrative that climate progress is driving affordability concerns.

Expect a lot of the same, but there could be some new twists.

The doctrine has been hailed by conservatives. But it may come back to bite them.

More than 500 Rights of Nature laws and policies have been passed globally. Here’s how to make sense of this nascent movement — or movements.

Guest contributor Justin Pidot outlines what losing CEQ’s NEPA authority means for interagency coordination and efficiency.

Contrary to myth, Congress has actually passed laws relating directly to climate change.

Representational sovereignty, Indigenous rights, and ecocide are all key to the climate obligations of states, write guest contributors Mollie Cueva-Dabkoski, Julia Phượng Nguyễn, and Molly-Mae Whitmey.

Losing the farm to PFAS, or losing PFAS on the farm?

A proposed decision on the gas facility gives too much deference to SoCalGas regarding the future of gas demand and misses an opportunity to set a clear mandate.

The CEQ regulations will continue to receive deference. The question is how much.

The clock is ticking, but there’s still time for a few important last things.

Governor Newsom has called a special session for December 2nd. How can California lawmakers ensure California’s climate and environmental progress in the years ahead?

Our guide to understanding how causation applies for NEPA reviews.

The Dodgers do business with a company that’s been polluting LA neighborhoods — and the climate — for years. Now, Phillips 66 faces federal charges of illegal wastewater dumping.

The election was largely a disaster. But we’ve also seen some positive developments.

Slower, less certain, and less equitable–with a new focus on local leadership

More than 500 Rights of Nature laws and policies have been passed globally. Here’s how to make sense of this nascent movement — or movements.