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Speaking Truth to Corporate Power

Decades ago, industry scientists fought to get their bosses to pay attention to climate change.

Decades ago, their own scientists told car companies and oil companies about climate change, information the companies chose to ignore. The scientists were voices crying out in the corporate wilderness. Sadly, they were ignored at the time, but companies are starting to pay the price for that in lawsuits. Those scientists advocated for the truth, …

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What Are The Benefits Of Phasing Out California’s Oil & Gas Production?

Emissions should decrease but multiple factors complicate any predictions

It might seem obvious that phasing out oil and gas production in California would benefit the climate. But the reality is much more complicated, in terms of emissions, economics and even geopolitics. CLEE just released the report Legal Grounds with policy options to reduce in-state production, but the question of how much a phase out …

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Decades ago, industry scientists fought to get their bosses to pay attention to climate change.

Emissions should decrease but multiple factors complicate any predictions

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Extended producer responsibility law will reduce single-use waste and shift responsibility to industry

Yesterday’s decision leaves open a powerful regulatory tool.

When “All-encompassing” Isn’t

The bad and the good

The ruling in West Virginia v. EPA was about as good as we could expect given the makeup of the Court.

How can the government account for benefits that it can’t measure?

It’s complicated. But probably not.

Examining whether granting legal rights to nature could make a difference in how courts understand environmental law

Last week’s D.C. Circuit cases illustrate why environmental lawyers need to understand FERC.

The ruling in West Virginia v. EPA was about as good as we could expect given the makeup of the Court.

How “horizontal federalism” can help us understand federal power over the public lands

The bad and the good

A California court just ruled that bumblebees are fish. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

When “All-encompassing” Isn’t

Whether to consider harms to foreign countries and future generations is controversial. So is how much weight to give harm to the poor.

Yesterday’s decision leaves open a powerful regulatory tool.

What’s Happening in the World’s Second Largest Country?

Extended producer responsibility law will reduce single-use waste and shift responsibility to industry

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers