Federal Policy AnalysisStudents 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
EPA Mission Tracker More Legal Questions in EPA’s Supplemental Regulatory Science Proposal On March 18, 2020, EPA published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to amend EPA’s 2018 proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. After an extension, the comment period for […] April 27, 2020
Federal Policy AnalysisStudents 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
Natural Resources LawStudents Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Litigation May Cause Circuit Split Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, located in Southwest Oregon and Northern California, lies at the intersection of the Siskiyou, Klamath, and Cascade Mountain Ranges. Created by President Clinton in 2000 under the […] April 22, 2020
Clean CarsMethane Emissions When industry support for stricter regulation is good business: Considering the car rules and methane standards Since President Trump’s election, his administration has engaged in an aggressive rollback of environmental regulations promulgated during the Obama administration.[1] These reforms have been animated in part by a desire […] April 14, 2020
Federal Policy AnalysisRegulatory Rollbacks Three Years After— Where Does Implementation of the Lautenberg Act Stand? On June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The Lautenberg Act made substantial revisions to the forty-year-old […] February 26, 2020
EPA Mission Tracker Legal and Legislative Challenges to EPA’s FOIA Restrictions In June 2019, EPA limited access to public records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The new rule, which was published without public input, allows EPA political appointees […] February 26, 2020