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CleanLaw Podcast

Welcome to the CleanLaw podcast, where EELP faculty and staff talk with experts about environmental and energy law, new research, and the latest news on environmental regulation, public health, and environmental justice.

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Offshore Energy

CleanLaw: Robin Just Interviews Hana Vizcarra on Offshore Drilling

Robin and Hana talk about the legal landscape of offshore drilling and the proposed rule changes and executive orders that may affect where and how oil companies operate.

June 28, 2019

Electricity Law

CleanLaw: Ari Peskoe Interviews Matt Christiansen on the Federal Power Act, ZECs, and “FERC and Climate Change” Article

In this episode of CleanLaw, Ari Peskoe talks to Matt Christiansen, legal advisor to FERC Commissioner Richard Glick, about the Federal Power Act and Matt’s recent article co-authored with Commissioner […]

May 30, 2019

Clean Cars

CleanLaw: Joe Goffman Interviews Bill Becker on Vehicle Emissions Standards Rollbacks and Public Health

In this episode of CleanLaw, our executive director Joe Goffman speaks with Bill Becker, former Executive Director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies until his retirement in 2017 and is current President of Becker Environmental Consulting. Bill and Mary Becker have just published a report on the Trump proposal to weaken vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards. They describe the effects this proposal will have on public health, state compliance with the Clean Air Act, and industry operations. In addition to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, other harmful emissions will rise, such as smog-forming pollutants, fine particles, and cancer-causing air toxins.

May 13, 2019

Clean Cars
Students

CleanLaw: Caitlin McCoy talks with Michelle Melton about Vehicle Standards

In this episode of CleanLaw, Caitlin McCoy speaks with Harvard Law student Michelle Melton about the proposed changes to the fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. They discuss the lead up to and details of the proposed rules, and talk about ongoing and future litigation around these rules.

May 9, 2019

Electricity Law
Power Sector

CleanLaw: Jacob Mays Talks with Ari Peskoe about Capacity Markets

Ari Peskoe interviews Dr. Jacob Mays, who explains why regional power markets adopted capacity markets and outlines his research on the connection between risk and power plant operating and capital […]

May 3, 2019

Electricity Law

CleanLaw: Bill Hogan Talks with Ari Peskoe about Recent PJM Pricing Proposal

Ari Peskoe talks with Bill Hogan, Professor of Global Energy Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. After laying out fundamental principles of wholesale market design, Bill discusses the recent proposal […]

April 22, 2019

Onshore Energy
Power Sector

CleanLaw: Caitlin McCoy and Robin Just on Keystone XL Presidential Permit

Communications Director Robin Just speaks with Climate, Clean Air, and Energy Fellow Caitlin McCoy about developments in the Keystone XL permitting process, now that President Trump has issued both a […]

April 11, 2019

Administrative Law

Caitlin McCoy and Sarah Light: Regulatory Horcruxes

Regulatory programs can be split up among federal agencies, state agencies, and even private actors, and that fragmentation can insulate programs from future deregulatory actions. Caitlin and Sarah Light discuss types of regulatory horcruxes with examples from the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts.

March 28, 2019

Corporate Climate Risk

CleanLaw – Hana Vizcarra and Sarah Light: The Law of Corporation as Environmental Law

How can business law better incentivize companies to take environmental consequences into account? In her latest article, Prof. Sarah Light, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Wharton, […]

March 20, 2019