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Blog
Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Heat, Nor...Gas-Powered Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service uses hundreds of thousands of aging vehicles to deliver mail. To keep the fleet functional, it recently decided to replace up to 165,000 of those vehicles with new ones.
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Articles
It Is Time to Talk About the Biden Administration’s Record in Court
May-June 2022 • The Biden administration has, like the Trump administration that preceded it, faced pushback in court for its environmental policies.
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Blog
Partners in the Fight for Environmental Justice: Ways That State Attorneys General Can Support Community Efforts
EJ communities have been fighting for decades to preserve their right to a healthy environment; state attorneys general can play an important role in addressing barriers to that work.
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Blog
Okay, So We Gonna Talk About Bru...Climate Risk?*
In a series of discussions last month, experts, advocates, regulators, and analysts took a deep dive into the data that is currently available about climate risk, the way that data is being used now, and the wide need for more data and information.
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Articles
A Battle Over Major Questions Is Brewing in the High Court
March-April 2022 • In February, the major questions doctrine took center stage when the Supreme Court heard argument in the biggest environmental case on its docket this term, West Virginia v. EPA.
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Blog
The Earth is Green, Water is Blue, Is Environmental Law the Career for You?
Decades ago, the phrase “environmental law” might have evoked thoughts of working on cases about contaminated water, polluted air, and toxic waste spills.
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Blog
Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Look at State Approaches
One of the principles of environmental justice is that “public policy be based on mutual respect and justice for all peoples, free from any form of discrimination or bias.”
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Articles
With the ACE Rule Cert Grant, Where Is the Court Headed?
January-February 2022 • At the end of October, the Supreme Court decided to take on the Affordable Clean Energy regulation, a case where it will be ruling entirely in hypotheticals.
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Reports
The Proof is in the Policies: 2021 Wins
After spending four years holding the line to protect our climate, air, environment, and communities, AGs have played an important role in bringing about many legal and regulatory changes on the federal front during 2021.
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Articles
Presidential Transitions: The New Rules
December 2021 • The Trump administration was unusually aggressive in using an obscure set of tools to undo the Obama administration’s regulatory legacy.
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Blog
Halloween is Over, Watch Out for the Leftover Zombies
The Supreme Court announced just recently that it would hear a case about a dead rule: the Trump-era EPA guidelines on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants issued under the Clean Air Act’s section 7411(d).
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Articles
Instead of ‘Hot Summer’ for FERC, Commission Lands in Hot Water
November-December 2021 • The courts are paying attention to FERC and its analysis of need, climate impacts, and environmental justice (or lack thereof). A pair of decisions highlights a new era for the panel, even as the commission shifts priorities under President Biden.
Insights by Bethany Davis Noll (Executive Director)
Bethany Davis Noll is an expert in administrative and environmental law and an experienced litigator. She is also an adjunct professor at NYU Law and co-chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.