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Biden and the Environment: The First 100 Days

Biden has set up a lot of future actions. But he’s already got some notches on his belt.

Tomorrow marks Biden’s first 100 days in office. He’s appointed a great climate team and is negotiating an infrastructure bill that focuses on climate change. With luck, those actions will produce major environmental gains down the road. There are also some solid gains in the form of actions that have already come to fruition. Here’s …

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We Need an Environmental Dr. Fauci

Much of environmental law is about protecting public health. But the Trump Administration won’t listen.

During the coronavirus crisis, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become the voice of reason. Much of the public turns to him for critical information about public health, while even Trump finds it necessary to listen. In the Trump era, no one plays that role in the environmental area. The result is a mindless campaign of deregulation …

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Revolt of the Captive Scientists

Trump’s Scientific Advisory Board Slams Proposed EPA Rules

Trump has appointed most of the members of EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), many of them selected from industry. That effort to stack SAB in favor of deregulation apparently wasn’t a complete success. In draft reports issued this week, the SAB scathingly criticized those efforts and even went so far as to give a nod …

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Will Russia “Win” the Climate Crisis?

It’s complicated. But probably not.

Will Rights of Nature Save The World?

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

Two FERC Cases and Why They Matter

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

Guest Contributors Jasmine Robinson and Jessica Vived: Proposed Extreme Heat and Air Quality Protections for Agricultural Workers Advance in California Legislature

AB 2243 resulted from a partnership between law students in UCLA Law’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic, UCLA’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

Equity Weighting: A Brief Introduction

An unfamiliar concept for most that just might make cost-benefit analysis more progressive.

South Korea and Climate Change

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.

Emissions Trading in California: Lessons for China

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

Climate Policy in India

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

Whose Interests Count? And How Much?

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

An Abundance Research Agenda

If we need to build lots of things fast to address climate and housing crises, how will we do that?

Will Rights of Nature Save The World?

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

Desalination: An Essential Part of California’s Water Future

Coastal Commission’s Recent Rejection of Huntington Beach Desalination Project Misguided

Will Russia “Win” the Climate Crisis?

It’s complicated. But probably not.

When is a bee a fish?

The California Court of Appeal finds that invertebrates can be protected under the California Endangered Species Act

Taking Article IV Seriously

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

A Beautiful Day for Bumblefish?

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

Whose Interests Count? And How Much?

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

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Biden has set up a lot of future actions. But he’s already got some notches on his belt.

Much of environmental law is about protecting public health. But the Trump Administration won’t listen.

Trump’s Scientific Advisory Board Slams Proposed EPA Rules

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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.

AB 2243 resulted from a partnership between law students in UCLA Law’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic, UCLA’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

An unfamiliar concept for most that just might make cost-benefit analysis more progressive.

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

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

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

If we need to build lots of things fast to address climate and housing crises, how will we do that?

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

Coastal Commission’s Recent Rejection of Huntington Beach Desalination Project Misguided

It’s complicated. But probably not.

The California Court of Appeal finds that invertebrates can be protected under the California Endangered Species Act

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

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

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

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

A New UCLA Report for Chinese Regulators and Researchers

A small country, but a significant carbon emitter.