Troubled Waters: Coastal Avulsion, A State Survey Click here to download this white paper. As the world warms, rising seas and more intense storms threaten to reshape the American coastline. Climate change has already had a dramatic […] March 24, 2020
CleanLaw Podcast CleanLaw: Judge Alice Hill Speaks with Hana Vizcarra about National Security and Climate Change Hana talks with Judge Alice Hill about her new book, Building a Resilient Tomorrow, and her experience developing policy on national security and climate change and incorporating climate resilience considerations into federal decisionmaking. February 11, 2020
CleanLaw Podcast CleanLaw: Joe Goffman Speaks with Gernot Wagner on Climate Economics Joe speaks with climate economist Gernot Wagner about his latest paper (with co-authors) showing how climate-economic modeling can account not only for predicted damages linked to climate change but also for the uncertainty and risk associated with climate change. November 4, 2019
Legal Analysis President Trump’s Energy Executive Orders: In-Depth Analyses President Trump signed two executive orders on April 10, 2019 in Crosby, Texas, outside of Houston: EO 13868, titled “Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Energy Growth”, and EO 13867 on […] April 30, 2019
Legal Analysis Willing to Face Legal Obstacles, Washington State Persists in Climate Policy Efforts Washington State has been in the news recently for its twice-failed efforts to pass a carbon tax via voter initiative. The state would have been the first U.S. jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax, and its failure to enact the tax has been deemed a “parable” for the challenge of addressing climate change. Instead, it may offer a different lesson: a failure at the ballot box (or in the legislature) does not necessarily foreclose climate action. February 21, 2019