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State & Regional Climate Strategies

The Legal Dynamics of Local Limits on Natural Gas Use in Buildings

Cities and states implementing climate plans have started to look for more opportunities in the building sector, going beyond energy efficiency toward decarbonization. Buildings not only consume a lot of […]

June 9, 2020

Federal Policy Analysis
Students

The Congressional Review Act’s Legal Uncertainties

This post is an adaptation of Kevin’s longer paper arguing that Congress should repeal the Congressional Review Act. You can download the full paper here. With the 2020 election approaching, […]

May 15, 2020

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Students

Final SAB Report Highlights Missing Justification for EPA’s “Secret Science” Proposal

On April 24, 2020, EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) published its final report for the agency’s proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. This proposal requires EPA to ensure that […]

May 8, 2020

EPA Mission Tracker

DC Circuit Weighs in on EPA’s Science Mandates

At EPA, sound science is inextricably linked to how the agency fulfils its statutory mandates. Willfully failing to get the science right means failing to adequately carry out its legal […]

May 7, 2020

Federal Policy Analysis
Offshore Energy
Power Sector

Deepwater Horizon Ten Years Later: Reviewing agency and regulatory reforms

Exactly two weeks ago (April 20th) was the tenth anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and blowout of the Macondo well it was drilling in the […]

May 4, 2020

Federal Policy Analysis
Students

Defending Science and Collaborative Conservation: Sage-Grouse and Western Watersheds Project v. Schneider (D. Idaho 2019)

This post is an adaptation of Peter’s case comment to be published in the forthcoming Harvard Environmental Law Review Volume 44, Number 2. Click here to download this post as […]

April 30, 2020

EPA Mission Tracker

Cutting Science Advisors Out of the Decision Making Process

On February 25, 2020, EPA Administrator Wheeler signed a memo changing how EPA engages with the Science Advisory Board (SAB) to decide which of EPA’s proposed regulatory actions the SAB […]

April 29, 2020

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Why Congress Should Repeal the Congressional Review Act

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) authorizes Congress to quickly review and repeal agency rules. A future administration could work with Congress to nullify Trump-era rollbacks finalized toward the end of […]

April 23, 2020