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Commemorating a Major Environmental Disaster–One With a Transformative Legacy

1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Sparked the Beginning of America’s Modern Environmental Era

This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most serious and consequential environmental disasters in American history–the Santa Barbara offshore oil spill of 1969. On January 28, 1969, an offshore oil rig (Platform A) owned and operated by the Union Oil Company and operating in federally-controlled waters in the Santa Barbara Channel off …

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Ryan Zinke’s Troubling Remarks Undercut Dept. of Interior’s Core Mission

Comments to Oil Trade Association Attack Agency Staff, Dismiss Environmental Safeguards

At a recent meeting of the American Petroleum Institute (the national oil company trade association), Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made clear some of his plans for the Department of the Interior. According to AP reporting, he called almost 1/3 of employees disloyal, said he plans to speed up oil and logging permits, and revealed a …

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Environmentalists v. Environmentalists: The Case of Alternative Energy

A shift to alternative forms of energy and away from conventional carbon-intensive fuels like coal forms the centerpiece of virtually all carbon-reducing strategies. 28 states have enacted mandatory renewable portfolio standards (RPS) (requiring their utilities to procure a set percentage of energy from alternative/renewable sources); the President’s stimulus package includes block grant money and tax …

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How To Botch A CEQA Analysis

LA Metro’s draft EIR for the crucial Sepulveda Transit Corridor is thorough and careful, but it misses a key point: heavy rail is environmentally superior.

What Have We Learned About Rebuilding from Fire?

Woolsey Fire survivors reflect on the rebuilding process and what might help rebuild more resiliently after the January fires.

(In?)sane With the Membrane

New developments in Deep Sea Desalination hold important promise for the freshwater crisis – and might require an amendment to Clarke’s Third Law.

The Most Important Law Most People Have Never Heard Of

Here’s how the APA bolsters the rule of law and protects the environment.

Why is EPA at War with Its Own Employees?

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

The California Legislature Halftime Report

In a year defined by affordability and climate crises, several bills aimed to alleviate pressures on both fronts are advancing in the Legislature.

Here’s How the Palisades and Altadena Can Rebuild Better

In partnership with UCLA, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery has released its final recommendations.

Thoughts on AB 131

Overall a good bill, but the definition of natural and protected lands is inadequate

Can Public Ownership Fix Our Electricity Woes? It’s Complicated

New UCLA report “Power Struggle: California’s Electric Utility Ownership Dilemma” by Sylvie Ashford, Mohit Chhabra, and Ruthie Lazenby

The Emperor’s New Endangerment Theory (Part III)

How did EPA get to the absurd conclusion that 1.5 billion tons of carbon emissions aren’t significant? Well might you ask.

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1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Sparked the Beginning of America’s Modern Environmental Era

Comments to Oil Trade Association Attack Agency Staff, Dismiss Environmental Safeguards

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

The UCLA Emmett Institute helps sponsor and organize the Degrees Global Forum, the largest event of its kind to date.

California has long leaned heavily on CEQA to cover gaps in other environmental laws. That will have to change when we reform CEQA.

Trump replaced a coherent set of rules governing the executive branch with a welter of agency-specific regulations.

The Founding Fathers were more environmentally aware than we give them credit for. Woke, even.

According to the D.C. Circuit, the answer is no.

The latest failed effort at privatization of federal lands shows the modern political weakness of land transfer movements

The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act may be a stunt, but it’s worth examining

The Court left open a variety of workarounds. At least for the now.

Guest Contributor Emma Rose Shore, a UCLA Law student, reflects on the current administration’s attack on civil servants and the cancellation of summer internships.

LA Metro’s draft EIR for the crucial Sepulveda Transit Corridor is thorough and careful, but it misses a key point: heavy rail is environmentally superior.

Woolsey Fire survivors reflect on the rebuilding process and what might help rebuild more resiliently after the January fires.

New developments in Deep Sea Desalination hold important promise for the freshwater crisis – and might require an amendment to Clarke’s Third Law.

Here’s how the APA bolsters the rule of law and protects the environment.

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

In a year defined by affordability and climate crises, several bills aimed to alleviate pressures on both fronts are advancing in the Legislature.

In partnership with UCLA, the Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery has released its final recommendations.

Overall a good bill, but the definition of natural and protected lands is inadequate

New UCLA report “Power Struggle: California’s Electric Utility Ownership Dilemma” by Sylvie Ashford, Mohit Chhabra, and Ruthie Lazenby

How did EPA get to the absurd conclusion that 1.5 billion tons of carbon emissions aren’t significant? Well might you ask.