Offshore EnergyStudents BOEM predicts offshore wind boom, but where does the industry stand today? Research Assistant Martin Levy (JD 2020) has been tracking the permitting of offshore wind energy for EELP. This is his third post covering ongoing developments. See also his prior posts […] July 7, 2020
Corporate Climate RiskStudents SEC’s Proposed Amendment to Rule 14a-8 May Make Life More Difficult for Climate Investors Increasingly, businesses are taking the economic risks of climate change seriously. In a January 2020 letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink announced that, “Climate Change has become a defining factor in […] June 22, 2020
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 AnalysisStudents 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
EPA Mission TrackerStudents 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 AnalysisOffshore EnergyPower 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 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