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CO2 and the Clean Air Act

New EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has granted the Sierra Club’s petition to reconsider a memorandum issued by outgoing Administrator Stephen Johnson in December. Almost two years after the Supreme Court declared, in Massachusetts v. EPA, that CO2 is an “air pollutant” for purposes of the Clean Air Act, this announcement, paired with the decision to …

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The future of coal-fired electric power

Tomorrow’s New York Times has an interesting article on the future of coal-fired electric power in the United States. Coal is responsible for fully 20% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. “Clean coal,” meaning coal plants that result in no net emissions of carbon dioxide, would be possible only …

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Debunking stereotypes about sprawl and Los Angeles: Be Precise!

Eric A. Morris over at Freakonomics is challenging readers to debunk fashionable stereotypes (often promoted by the jealous folks from the Bay Area) about Los Angeles and sprawl. On Monday, he made clear what planning folks have known for a long time: LA is actually quite a dense city. But be careful how you ask …

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The Multiple Goals of Climate Policy

Effective climate policy requires consideration of efficiency, equity, technological innovation, carbon reductions and political feasibility

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Trump: Looking Ahead to 2025

Before even taking office, Trump has confirmed that “normality” is out the window.

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Reducing the Number of Decisions Could Accelerate Fire Management

Addressing the difficult parts, regulation and litigation

We need legislative action to accelerate fire risk reduction in general

Wildfire policy and the tragic fires in Southern California?

New UCLA research connects the dots between the climate crisis and the supercharged LA wildfires. “Hydroclimate whiplash” means worse floods, droughts, and fires.

The reconciliation process avoids the risk of a Senate filibuster. But it comes wth procedural and political complications.

Deadly windstorms, wildfires, and hurricanes constitute something more horrific than just “climate change.”

A recent study emphasizes the role of policy mixes in driving short-term emissions reductions

Recent Department of Energy report indicates that the trade may be worth it

What do recent developments teach us about the world?

Effective climate policy requires consideration of efficiency, equity, technological innovation, carbon reductions and political feasibility

Before even taking office, Trump has confirmed that “normality” is out the window.

What is at stake with the Manchin bill.

By finally granting the Advanced Clean Car II waiver, the agency just undercut Trump’s planned attack on electric vehicles.

If you read Legal Planet, you know the work of the environmental law centers at Berkeley and UCLA is critical. Now is the time to support it.

Escalating Legal Attacks on California’s Longstanding Clean Air Act “Waiver” Authority

How much do you really know about the law relating to climate change?

Recent Department of Energy report indicates that the trade may be worth it

Deadly windstorms, wildfires, and hurricanes constitute something more horrific than just “climate change.”

The reconciliation process avoids the risk of a Senate filibuster. But it comes wth procedural and political complications.