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EPA and NHTSA Rule on Vehicle Emissions and Efficiency

April 21, 2020 by Simon Moskovitz Fossil Fuels Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released the final SAFE Vehicles Rule. The rule sets forth requirements for emissions and efficiency in vehicles for model years 2021-2026 and revokes the Clean Air Act waiver to California.

A National Problem with No National Solution

February 26, 2020 by Gabriel Dowdell Fossil Fuels Oil and Gas Regulations State and Local Water

Should the EPA regulate fracking more heavily? Currently, states that benefit financially from fracking regulate the industry.

Too Much, Too Soon: A Case For Slowing The Rate or Degree Of Withdrawing Federal Regulatory Incentives For Photovoltaic Cells

February 24, 2020 by Roy Jackson Energy Federal Rollbacks Online Supplemental Article Renewable Energy

In this exclusive online article, Roy Jackson, a recent Georgetown Law graduate, explains how photovoltaic-solar (“PV”) project costs have decreased in recent decades and how investments in this industry may grow stagnant under both recently enacted and proposed federal policy changes.

Silencing Children in the Face of Climate Catastrophe

February 10, 2020 by Molly Green Air Climate change Fossil Fuels Natural Resources

Do children have a right to a government that protects their interest in a sustainable climate? Will Courts give them a chance to voice the urgency of their climate-based claims?

Power to the People: Community Choice Aggregation in California

January 16, 2020 by Julia Sweitzer Energy Natural Resources Renewable Energy

California has seen a recent surge in local municipalities establishing Community Choice Aggregation programs to choose their electricity portfolios. But how do these programs work and are they effective?