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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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How Cities Can Use California’s Housing Element to Get New Housing Built

New changes in state law allow local governments to commit to long-term production of housing

Rethinking Presidential Administration

Giving the President more control of regulation has been a good thing — up to a point.

Today Versus 2008

Despite Trump’s efforts, he couldn’t actually reset the clock to the pre-Obama era.

Agriculture As A Climate Solution

New CLEE / Berkeley Food Institute report on how to promote regenerative agriculture

Next Steps to Save the Global Environment

A lot will need to be done to undo Trump’s harm to global cooperation. Here’s a start.

The Georgia Elections, the Republican Schism, and the Environment

The prospects for a green stimulus bill have improved

Climate Politics and the Urban-Rural Split

How do we sell climate policies to huge swathes of Trump country?

The Year Ahead

Nine key developments to watch for on the environmental front.

The California Supreme Court’s Most Important Environmental Law Decisions of 2020

It Was a Relatively Quiet Year for Environmental Law in the California Supreme Court

The Clean Air Act Turns Fifty

A half century of progress in cleaning up the air began New Year’s Eve 1970.

We Cannot Keep Global Warming within 1.5°C without Geoengineering

A new report from German green left groups heroically try do so, but fail

Biden’s Green Team

Here are the six who will lead the way on environment and energy issues.

The Year Ahead

Nine key developments to watch for on the environmental front.

The Georgia Elections, the Republican Schism, and the Environment

The prospects for a green stimulus bill have improved

Agriculture As A Climate Solution

New CLEE / Berkeley Food Institute report on how to promote regenerative agriculture

Passing Green Laws in a Polarized Senate

New legislation will require threading a needle in the Senate.

Today Versus 2008

Despite Trump’s efforts, he couldn’t actually reset the clock to the pre-Obama era.

Hitching a Ride on the Omnibus

In a holiday gift from Congress, environmental gains arrive in an overstuffed spending bill.

Rethinking Presidential Administration

Giving the President more control of regulation has been a good thing — up to a point.

Everyday Christmas: The Gift of the Commons

Clean air. Clean water. We receive these public goods every day without payment

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.

TRENDING

New changes in state law allow local governments to commit to long-term production of housing

Giving the President more control of regulation has been a good thing — up to a point.

Despite Trump’s efforts, he couldn’t actually reset the clock to the pre-Obama era.

New CLEE / Berkeley Food Institute report on how to promote regenerative agriculture

A lot will need to be done to undo Trump’s harm to global cooperation. Here’s a start.

The prospects for a green stimulus bill have improved

How do we sell climate policies to huge swathes of Trump country?

Nine key developments to watch for on the environmental front.

It Was a Relatively Quiet Year for Environmental Law in the California Supreme Court

A half century of progress in cleaning up the air began New Year’s Eve 1970.

A new report from German green left groups heroically try do so, but fail

Here are the six who will lead the way on environment and energy issues.

Nine key developments to watch for on the environmental front.

The prospects for a green stimulus bill have improved

New CLEE / Berkeley Food Institute report on how to promote regenerative agriculture

New legislation will require threading a needle in the Senate.

Despite Trump’s efforts, he couldn’t actually reset the clock to the pre-Obama era.

In a holiday gift from Congress, environmental gains arrive in an overstuffed spending bill.

Giving the President more control of regulation has been a good thing — up to a point.

Clean air. Clean water. We receive these public goods every day without payment