Disaster PolicyStudents Transfer of Development Rights as Climate Adaptation A practical analysis for a state agency or local government interested in using Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) programs. May 23, 2024
Clean AirPower Sector EPA’s Final CO2 Standards for the Power Sector: Robust Regulatory Record Sets the Stage for Legal Challenges A review the legal basis for EPA’s final rule and summary of the final standards. Plus a look at anticipated legal challenges to the final rule. May 7, 2024
Natural Resources LawStudents Addressing Wildfire Risks in our National Forests The Biden administration’s strategy to address wildfire and related health risks and how the Forest Service uses LMPs to manage national forests. April 24, 2024
Methane Emissions Bureau of Land Management Issues Rule to Reduce Wasted Gas from Oil and Gas Operations A review of BLM’s statutory authority and the components of the rule and how it will interact with EPA’s methane regulations for oil and gas. April 23, 2024
Clean Cars EPA Finalizes Multipollutant Vehicle Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 through 2032 A review of the light-duty vehicle tailpipe standards that EPA adopts in the final rule and explanation of EPA’s legal authority to promulgate those standards. April 4, 2024
Corporate Climate Risk The Securities and Exchange Commission Finalizes a Narrower Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Rule Legal challenges have already begun, by states, private industry, and environmental groups in multiple courts. March 21, 2024
Corporate Climate RiskState & Regional Climate Strategies 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
Inflation Reduction ActMethane Emissions The Inflation Reduction Act’s Waste Emission Charge for Methane Emissions — What Did Congress Require and How is EPA Proposing to Implement the Program? How the text of the IRA established the framework that EPA must follow, and the flexibility that EPA may be able to include in the final rule consistent with the statute. February 2, 2024
Corporate Climate Risk 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
