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US Urges the Supreme Court to Stop Climate Suits While EPA Questions Authority to Regulate Emissions

A look at why the filing is procedurally unusual and at the United States’ shifting strategy and position in similar cases.

October 20, 2025

US Urges the Supreme Court to Stop Climate Suits While EPA Questions Authority to Regulate Emissions
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The Endangerment Finding and the DOE Climate Science Report

Video: Jody Freeman and other Harvard faculty experts discuss what’s at stake for current and future climate regulation.

October 8, 2025

The Endangerment Finding and the DOE Climate Science Report
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When is Expertise-Based Deference Warranted?

Cuts by the Trump administration have have eroded the deep expertise and institutional knowledge that once defined federal agencies. This analysis offers a framework to asses when agencies are entitled to heightened deference.

October 3, 2025

When is Expertise-Based Deference Warranted?
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Mapping Agency Authority in Environmental Law Post-Loper Bright 

A survey of nine environmental and natural resources statutes and catalogue of each instance to a federal agency. Our research identified extensive delegation granting agencies discretion throughout the statutes surveyed, which, under Loper Bright, courts should review using the deferential arbitrary and capricious standard.

September 15, 2025

Mapping Agency Authority in Environmental Law Post-Loper Bright 
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Proposed Changes to FEMA and the Future of Federal Disaster Response 

How President Trump’s recent executive actions could reshape disaster response and the potential impact on affected communities.

February 27, 2025

Proposed Changes to FEMA and the Future of Federal Disaster Response 
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Trump Administration Issues Deregulatory Order Undermining Agency Decision Making

As OMB looks to revoke the 2023 guidance, it will be important to watch what steps are taken and the justification and peer review process of reverting to the 2003 guidance.  

February 11, 2025

Trump Administration Issues Deregulatory Order Undermining Agency Decision Making
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VIDEO: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for Climate Change?

Harvard faculty, including Jody Freeman, discuss possible implications of the 2024 U.S. elections for U.S. and global climate policy.

December 5, 2024

VIDEO: What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for Climate Change?
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NRDC Fellowship for HLS Students or Recent Graduates

NRDC is seeking a Beagle/HLS Fellow to work with the Litigation Team. The term for this fellowship is Fall 2025 through Fall 2027.

September 16, 2024

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Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Expands Power of Judiciary

An overview of the majority decision and dissent in the SCOTUS decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine.

July 12, 2024

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Expands Power of Judiciary

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