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After Trump

Suppose we get a pro-climate-action unified government. What then?

Someday, the stars will surely come into alignment and Congress will be able to pass climate legislation. A national cap-and-trade scheme or a carbon tax would be definite possibilities. But let’s suppose they aren’t politically feasible, maybe because of opposition from progressive on equity grounds, or maybe because for some reason the public rejects them. …

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NYC’s Cap on Uber and Lyft Is an Important Step for Cities

A temporary pause to identify regulatory solutions to social and environmental impacts

Last week, the New York City Council enacted a temporary cap on Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company (TNC) vehicles in the city, blocking the issuance of new vehicle licenses for a 12-month period while the city conducts a study to determine whether to enact long-term regulations limiting the number of TNC vehicles on …

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Analyzing a CAFE Rollback

Rolling back the CAFE standards is going to be a heavy analytic lift at best.

The Trump Administration has begun a review of the second phase of fuel efficiency standards adopted by the Obama Administration. Ann Carlson has already blogged about the harmful effects of such a rollback. A new paper by researchers at Resources for the Future sheds some additional light on the situation. Although the study does not …

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Good News for California

According to the Washingston Post: Obama will instruct the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider whether to grant California a waiver to regulate automobile tailpipe emissions linked to global warming, sources said, and he will order the Transportation Department to issue guidelines that will ensure that the nation’s auto fleet reaches an average fuel efficiency of …

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Guest Blogger Tom Callahan: The Fallacy of Climate Choice

Promoting Positive Climate Choices at Every Level of Decision-making

Making It Work: Administrative Reform of California’s Housing Framework

How recent legislative changes have been the state greater power to enable prohousing policies

Guest Blogger Idalmis Vaquero: Women of Color Leading Climate Justice at COP 25

Young Advocates Call For More Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Negotiations

Coal in 2019: A Tale of Decline

Like Canute & the ocean, Trump may wave his hands, but he can’t stop the tide.

Bless the Rains Down in Los Angeles

As a wet winter approaches, Los Angeles County focuses on initiatives to capture rainwater and reduce ocean runoff

Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and the New York Times

The Montreal Protocol offers lessons for climate change, but not a role model

New Report: California Climate Risk and Insurance

UCLA & UC Berkeley Researchers Issue Report on Climate Change and Insurance in California

Deregulating Methane No Matter What

Emmett Institute faculty submit letter opposing Trump’s proposed rollback on methane regulations

Youth Energy at Madrid COP

Report from the UCLA Law delegation

2019 in Renewable Energy

The move toward renewables is continuing despite Trump.

Greenhouse Gas Regulations Under the Clean Air Act Are Doomed

Will Kavanaugh Use the Major Questions Doctrine or the Non-Delegation Doctrine to Scrap Them?

Yes, It’s That Time of Year Again

If you read Legal Planet, you know why the work we do matters.

Guest Blogger Idalmis Vaquero: Women of Color Leading Climate Justice at COP 25

Young Advocates Call For More Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Negotiations

Just in From the Supreme Court

The Court refused to hear two cases, but with noteworthy separate opinions.

Making It Work: Administrative Reform of California’s Housing Framework

How recent legislative changes have been the state greater power to enable prohousing policies

Electric Vehicle Law & Policy Solutions For France & California

New CLEE symposium brief released today based on June 2019 conference

Analyzing the revisions to the ESA regulations (Part V)

Overall, the revised regulations increase agency discretion, particularly to avoid consideration of climate change

Guest Blogger Tom Callahan: The Fallacy of Climate Choice

Promoting Positive Climate Choices at Every Level of Decision-making

EPA’s Draft Update to Its “Science Transparency Rule” Shows It Can’t Justify the Rule

EPA Cites an Inapplicable “Housekeeping Statute” to Justify Its Rule to Limit the Use of Science In Important Regulatory Decisions

Learning Lessons from Los Angeles’s TOC Program

Challenges and opportunities as TOC continues to drive affordable housing production

vehicle emissions

Suppose we get a pro-climate-action unified government. What then?

A temporary pause to identify regulatory solutions to social and environmental impacts

Rolling back the CAFE standards is going to be a heavy analytic lift at best.

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Promoting Positive Climate Choices at Every Level of Decision-making

How recent legislative changes have been the state greater power to enable prohousing policies

Young Advocates Call For More Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Negotiations

Like Canute & the ocean, Trump may wave his hands, but he can’t stop the tide.

As a wet winter approaches, Los Angeles County focuses on initiatives to capture rainwater and reduce ocean runoff

The Montreal Protocol offers lessons for climate change, but not a role model

UCLA & UC Berkeley Researchers Issue Report on Climate Change and Insurance in California

Emmett Institute faculty submit letter opposing Trump’s proposed rollback on methane regulations

Report from the UCLA Law delegation

The move toward renewables is continuing despite Trump.

Will Kavanaugh Use the Major Questions Doctrine or the Non-Delegation Doctrine to Scrap Them?

If you read Legal Planet, you know why the work we do matters.

Young Advocates Call For More Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Negotiations

The Court refused to hear two cases, but with noteworthy separate opinions.

How recent legislative changes have been the state greater power to enable prohousing policies

New CLEE symposium brief released today based on June 2019 conference

Overall, the revised regulations increase agency discretion, particularly to avoid consideration of climate change

Promoting Positive Climate Choices at Every Level of Decision-making

EPA Cites an Inapplicable “Housekeeping Statute” to Justify Its Rule to Limit the Use of Science In Important Regulatory Decisions

Challenges and opportunities as TOC continues to drive affordable housing production