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Rio+20 and Network Governance

Although I was in Rio last week, I was miles away from the actual negotiations, both geographically and metaphorically. But, as it turned out, the side events were at least as important as the actual negotiations. This is an interesting phenomenon. Some big international negotiations like WTO meetings attract protesters, but the big environmental negotiations …

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Jon Van Dyke (1943-2011)

Professor Jon Van Dyke of the University of Hawaii’s Richardson Law School died unexpectedly earlier this week. His work extended across many fields, but most relevantly to this blog, he worked extensively on oceans issues and international environmental law. He edited five books on these subjects: Consensus and Confrontation: The United States and the …

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A New Environmental Journal

Transnational Environmental Law (TEL) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of environmental law and governance beyond the state. It approaches legal and regulatory developments with an interest in the contribution of non-state actors and an awareness of the multi-level governance context in which contemporary environmental law unfolds in a global context. (Full disclosure: …

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

Here are at least six reasons.

Governor Narcissist

Gavin Newsom’s snub of LA Mayor Karen Bass demonstrates that he cares about only one thing: himself.

If Dodgers Don’t Quit Big Oil, the Olympics May Make Them

The Olympic Committee’s ban on most advertising could finally force the Dodgers to drop the 76 sponsorship from Dodger Stadium, which is now an LA 2028 venue.

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The Urban Institute study that they cite as evidence for stopping housing does not say what they claim.

The odds are good that Trump agencies will go too far out on a limb.

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

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

by Marie Grimm, Anna Serra-Llobet, Molly Bruce, and Michael Kiparsky

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

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

Here are at least six reasons.

Gavin Newsom’s snub of LA Mayor Karen Bass demonstrates that he cares about only one thing: himself.

The Olympic Committee’s ban on most advertising could finally force the Dodgers to drop the 76 sponsorship from Dodger Stadium, which is now an LA 2028 venue.

A revised bipartisan proposal in the Senate is a step forward in the right direction

Compromise Congressional legislation could dampen the swings of Presidential regulatory policy

Senate Bill 254 is the most ambitious energy affordability legislation proposed in recent years.

The President Proposes Deep Cuts to Climate and Clean Energy Spending for FY 2026

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

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

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