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EPA Unveils Final Clean Power Plan: So What's All the Fuss About?
Submitted by Laurel Elizabet... on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 09:50
Blog Category: On August 3, 2015, the EPA released its highly anticipated Clean Power Plan, establishing the nation’s first greenhouse gas emissions standards for existing power plants.[1] The Clean Power Plan (“the Rule”) also is the first of its kind in another sense: it employs a unique new regulatory framework that has drawn both praise and criticism. Here, I explain the legal controversy around the Rule and preview arguments both supporters and opponents are likely to raise in court. Background Read more about EPA Unveils Final Clean Power Plan: So What's All the Fuss About? |
From Kyoto to Paris: How Bottom-Up Regulation Could Revitalize the UNFCCC
Submitted by Laurel Elizabet... on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 23:55
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) establishes the basic principles and goals for future international agreements on climate change. However, incorporating the ambitious policies and provisions of the UNFCCC into a binding global agreement has proven incredibly challenging. Previous attempts to create a comprehensive international climate agreement (most notably the Kyoto Protocol) have been largely unsuccessful, and many believe that the top-down approach of prior eras must either be updated or completely abandoned. This article will briefl Read more about From Kyoto to Paris: How Bottom-Up Regulation Could Revitalize the UNFCCC |
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A Note about Cumulative Impact Analysis under Functionally Equivalent ProgramsAn online supplement to Erin E. Prahler et al., It All Adds Up: Enhancing Ocean Health by Improving Cumulative Impact Analyses in Environmental Review Documents, 33 STAN. ENVTL. L.J. 351 (2014). Read more about A Note about Cumulative Impact Analysis under Functionally Equivalent Programs
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