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Can You Teach an Old Corps New Tricks?

Five years of Katrina, the Corps may be trying to mend its ways — but is it succeeding?

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

What Explains Trump’s Energy Policy?

There’s no plausible economic explanation. It’s all about politics.

The Polluter-Pays Principle and Its Enemies

An essay by Alejandro Camacho and Robert L. Glicksman on corporate fraud, weaponizing preemption, and the survival of climate accountability.

The EPA Power Plant Rule Repeal Don’t Make No Sense

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

The Bottleneck in Forest Monitoring Isn’t in Orbit

Groups on the frontlines fighting deforestation are held back by institutional constraints – not just technological barriers – according to a new study from UCLA, NYU, World Resources Institute, and the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force.

The end of endangered species habitat protections in California?

Not quite, but the combination of the Trump Admin and Prop 45 will drastically reduce protections.

A Warning to Local Planners in California

If Proposition 45 is passed, you may get blindsided by projects you cannot stop. You may want to prepare yourself.

Two Wins from this Legislative Session — Awaiting Newsom

As Gov. Gavin Newsom’s term ends, these two bills present an opportunity to promote ratepayer affordability.

More on BACA and data centers

Considering the arguments in a recent op-ed arguing Prop 45 does not cover data centers

Wildfire and National Forests

Reforming federal forest management to address wildfire