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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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Administrative Law
Clean Air
Climate
Deregulatory Resources

CleanLaw — Bipartisan Reflections on EPA’s Past, Present, and Future (Part I)

Jody Freeman and Gina McCarthy discuss Gina’s time with the Obama and Biden administrations and how a bipartisan approach is necessary for progress on climate change and the environment.

July 29, 2025

Deregulatory Resources
Federal Policy Analysis

CleanLaw — Breaking Down Recent Changes to NEPA from Agencies, Congress, and the Courts

The history of NEPA, how it has changed over time, and what the Trump administration is doing to upend decades of settled practice.

July 15, 2025

Environmental Justice
State & Regional Climate Strategies

CleanLaw — The Future of Environmental Justice

“Because of our lawsuits and the thoughtful decisions from judges appointed by various presidents, Republican or Democrat, we are winning.”

May 13, 2025

CleanLaw — Unpacking the White House’s Legal Strategy for Attacking Environmental Protection

Jody Freeman, Carrie Jenks, and Ari Peskoe dive into the executive orders the president signed in April.

April 30, 2025

Electricity Law

CleanLaw — Who Will Pay for Data Centers’ Massive Power Bills? It’s Probably You.

As Big Tech companies build new data centers residential ratepayers could be on the hook for the massive new power demand.

March 25, 2025

Administrative Law
Deregulatory Resources

CleanLaw — Trump’s Bold Reversal on Energy and Climate Policy: ‘It’s a Lot’

Jody Freeman, Richard Lazarus, Andy Mergen, and Carrie Jenks discuss the Trump administration’s actions to date on climate, energy, and the environment.

February 13, 2025

Administrative Law
Environmental Justice

CleanLaw — Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Part II: Environmental Justice Lawyering in Practice

Hannah Perls speaks with Debbie Chizewer and Nick Leonard about their work representing frontline communities facing disparate environmental harms.

December 2, 2024

Administrative Law
Environmental Justice

CleanLaw — 60 Years of Defending Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Part 1

Hannah Perls speaks with Columbia Law Professor Olatunde Johnson about Louisiana v. EPA, disparate impacts, and the history and future of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

October 25, 2024

Administrative Law
Natural Resources Law

CleanLaw — Monumental Decisions

Sara Dewey chats with Andy Mergen about presidential authority under the Antiquities Act and what Supreme Court actions might mean for the future of our monuments.

August 22, 2024