Legal Analysis – Page 11 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

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Sea Level Rise
State & Regional Climate Strategies
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State Wetlands Protections and Climate Change Adaptation: A Comparative Study of New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

Wetlands provide critical ecological and social benefits to the Northeast United States. In addition to providing habitats for many plant and animal species and destinations for recreational activities, wetlands protect […]

June 30, 2021

Onshore Energy
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Siting Renewable Energy on Public Lands: Existing Regulations and Recommendations

An overview BLM’s 2016 Wind and Solar Rule, which created a comprehensive competitive bidding structure for renewable energy right-of-way leasing on public lands.

May 13, 2021

Environmental Justice
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Rolling Back DOJ’s Title VI Protections: Trump’s Abandoned Attempt and Potential Impacts on EJ Enforcement

In January 2021, without any public input, the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) prepared to issue a final rule eliminating the agency’s ability to enforce protections against discriminatory practices that […]

April 16, 2021

Clean Water
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Implementing Sturgeon v. Frost: Changes to the Park Service’s Jurisdiction over Navigable Waters in Alaska

A look at the decision, the final rule’s impact on NPS’s jurisdiction in Alaska, and what narrow regulatory opportunities remain for the Biden administration.

April 5, 2021

Offshore Energy
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The Problems and Opportunities of Offshore Wind: Recommendations for Collaborative Governance

Offshore wind farms are coming to the US. After decades of NIMBYism and a lethargic regulatory process, there are now two pilot projects in US waters and commercial-scale development on […]

March 31, 2021

Clean Air
Clean Cars
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Rethinking the “One National Program” for Clean Cars: Where Does the Biden Administration Go from Here?

What legal questions the Biden administration will face in its review of the Part I Rule, and what options the agencies have moving forward.

March 26, 2021

Federal Policy Analysis
Sea Level Rise
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Adapting Superfund Remedial Plans for Climate Change

With the effects of climate change becoming increasingly dire, hundreds of Superfund sites are in danger of destabilizing and releasing toxic chemicals into nearby neighborhoods and the environment.[1] A 2019 […]

March 12, 2021

EPA Mission Tracker
Federal Policy Analysis

The Downfall of the “Secret Science” Rule, and What It Means for Biden’s Environmental Agenda

Under President Trump, EPA intended to limit which scientific studies it will consider, which would have undermined settled conclusions about the health impacts of air pollution. This is Part 4 […]

March 5, 2021

Electricity Law

Op-Ed: To Catalyze Transmission Development, End the Utility Protection Racket

The combination of discriminatory state laws and FERC transmission planning rules shields utilities from competition within their local service territories and induces them to focus on developing small-scale local projects. These protectionist policies reinforce an anachronistic utility-by-utility approach to transmission planning that is failing to develop the regional transmission necessary to effectively decarbonize the power sector and mitigate the impacts of extreme weather.

February 25, 2021