We regularly produce original research and analysis that highlight attorney general work on clean energy and the environment and provide commentary on important and timely topics in these areas of work.
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Putting the Public Back into Public Convenience and Necessity in Natural Gas Pipeline Certificates
It was a hot summer for FERC on several fronts, including a continuing trend of closer scrutiny of the interstate natural gas pipelines under its jurisdiction.
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Blog
The "Goldilocks" Approach to Transmission Cost Allocation
Cleaning up the electricity grid means building more electricity transmission for clean energy sources. But large-scale transmission projects can be held up over the contentious issue of “cost allocation” – or “who pays for what?”
March 24, 2022
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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.
March 10, 2022
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Seeing the Dangers Ahead: Climate Risk Series
A recap of our three-part virtual event series that provided essential information and tools to help regulators and advocates understand the latest available public and private data about physical, financial, and transition climate risks.
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A Battle Over Major Questions Is Brewing in the High Court
“In the Courts” Column: 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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Don't Wait 'Til the Cows Come Home: State Actions on Climate-Neutral Agriculture
Many of the agricultural practices that build resilience also help mitigate climate change. However, these climate-friendly practices are employed on only a tiny fraction of US agricultural land.
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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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Will You Look at Your Gas Stove Differently After Reading This?
Just this morning, new research was released from Stanford that shows that gas stoves are bigger climate polluters than previously thought, when accounting for methane leaks.
January 27, 2022
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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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Rulemaking Developments in 2021
As the pandemic grinds on, 2021 brought rulemaking developments from all three branches. Newly inaugurated President Biden issued several directives in the early days of his presidency articulating this administration’s regulatory policy. Some of those directives have already seen court challenges. Many more are awaiting implementation and likely judicial review. In the meantime, several Trumpera rules were adjudicated. In Congress, three Trump-era rules were disapproved under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and other regulation-related bills were introduced but not enacted.
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With the ACE Rule Cert Grant, Where Is the Court Headed?
“In the Courts” Column: 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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Climate Stumbling Blocks: Zombie Energy Laws, States, and the Path to Paris
With the dawn of the Biden Administration, there is renewed optimism that the U.S. will take steps to fulfill its responsibilities under the Paris Agreement and curb GHG emissions