Abby Husselbee – Environmental and Energy Law Program

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Bio

Abby Husselbee is a Staff Attorney and former Legal Fellow at the Environmental & Energy Law Program. Abby conducts legal analysis to support state climate policy. Before EELP, she was the re-entry policy fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services, representing low-income clients in Massachusetts courts and advocating for policy changes in the Massachusetts legislature. Abby attended Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as an Executive Editor of the Food & Drug Law Journal. During law school, Abby interned with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Abby holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. from Boston College.

Latest

Legal Analysis

Applying Corner Post to Significant Environmental Statutes that EPA Administers

An overview of the Supreme Court’s Corner Post decision and the judicial review provisions for significant statutes EPA administers.

July 29, 2024

Legal Analysis

Comparing Disclosure Requirements for Companies Participating in Voluntary Carbon Markets in the United States

This analysis reviews the new VCM disclosure requirements, explains the SEC’s and California’s requirements, and presents a summary table that compares the two disclosure regimes.

June 24, 2024

Regulatory Tracker

Defining Waters of the United States (WOTUS)

This rule defines which streams and wetlands are protected by the Clean Water Act.

June 18, 2024

Legal Analysis

Compliance Timing for EPA’s Power Sector Rules for Coal-Fired Power Plants

June 16, 2024

Legal Analysis

Driving Transparency and Aligning Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Requirements

A look at the rise in mandatory climate-related reporting by the SEC, California, and the European Union and how these requirements affect corporate behavior.

June 5, 2024

Legal Analysis

Litigation Updates on California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws

In late 2023, California passed two laws requiring public and private companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. Business groups have filed a complaint challenging the laws.

February 16, 2024

Legal Analysis

The Implementation and Legal Risks of California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws

What California’s three laws require and the implementation questions and litigation risks.

December 20, 2023

Quick Takes

A Note on Corporate Climate Alliances and Legal Risk

Antitrust and competition law is an increasingly important factor for companies to consider when deciding whether to participate in a climate alliance. In most countries, antitrust laws aim to promote […]

December 8, 2023

Legal Analysis

2022 Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS)

On December 30, 2022, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers released their final rule revising the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). This final rule builds on the […]

February 10, 2023