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Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law

UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book and the lessons we can learn from prior generations of environmental advocates.

This Earth Day, environmental advocates are looking backward as well as forward. With the U.S. federal government so dramatically overhauling environmental policy, history shows how American social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve public lands and pass laws protecting human health. “I’ve been trying to look through the …

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How to Dissent? Learn American History

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The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

It sounds cliché, but when you face a crisis, it helps to remember times that you’ve overcome adversity. That’s the power of history. And it’s one of the reasons I think the new PBS documentary “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” is crucial to share right now. In the 1940s, dark, smoky clouds crept …

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Watch “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog”

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The American Experience’s “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” tells an extraordinary story. It premieres on PBS this Tuesday.

A few years back, a colleague of mine, who I very much wanted to remain at UCLA, approached me because he was contemplating accepting an offer at a Washington, D.C. law school. He feared remaining in Los Angeles, even though he wanted to stay, because he didn’t want his young daughter exposed to the southland’s …

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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

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.

This Fall, I have been co-teaching a course on Rights of Nature with the historian Jill Lepore. This is the first time either of us have taught the subject and it has proven a wonderful opportunity to explore with our students this emerging movement — one that some have praised as “A Legal Revolution That …

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Paul Ehrlich and The Bet

The real lesson everyone misses about Paul Ehrlich and his famous wager.

Earth is Getting Darker. Here’s Why That’s Alarming

Some climate scientists are calling attention to yet another alarming recent climate trend: Earth’s declining reflectivity and what it may mean for feedback effects on future warming.

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UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book and the lessons we can learn from prior generations of environmental advocates.

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

The American Experience’s “Clearing the Air: The War on Smog” tells an extraordinary story. It premieres on PBS this Tuesday.

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.

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

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UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book and the lessons we can learn from prior generations of environmental advocates.

Seventh in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor

There’s not enough water to go around, but there’s no agreement about what to do.

The origins of California’s inverse condemnation doctrine and how it increases electricity rates.

A close look at the Administration’s wreckage, in six steps

A concept from tort law suggests another argument for international climate adaptation funding.

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

Sixth in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor.

New FAQ from UCLA outlines what we know (and don’t know) about the implementation of SB 1221, California’s landmark neighborhood decarbonization law.

UCLA’s Ann Carlson discusses her new book and how the state can address federal efforts to undo its emissions standards.

The real lesson everyone misses about Paul Ehrlich and his famous wager.

Some climate scientists are calling attention to yet another alarming recent climate trend: Earth’s declining reflectivity and what it may mean for feedback effects on future warming.

Third in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor

It’s time to rename the Endangered Species Act.

In the Trump Era, approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may not mean much.

Byzantine statutory provisions in state housing law may produce unintended consequences

Hegseth may not have as much power as he thinks to run roughshod over the Endangered Species Act.

Fifth in a series of posts outlining key challenges and opportunities facing California’s next governor.

GCF Task Force and Regions4 Submit Comments to COP30 Roadmap on Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.