Here's a recap of the UCLA Emmett Institute panel on the climate implications of the 2024 election from the state, national, and international perspective.| Legal Planet
Late last week, attorneys representing children from around the nation filed a provocative new lawsuit in federal court, arguing that the Obama Administration is violating the children’s constitutional rights by not taking far more dramatic steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change concerns. The newly-filed complaint in the lawsuit, Juliana ex rel. … Continue reading "And a Child Shall Sue Them: Ambitious New Climate Lawsuit Filed Against Obama Administration"| Legal Planet
A decade ago, California stood out–and not in a good way–as the only Western state without comprehensive state laws monitoring and regulating groundwater pumping and use. But in 2014, following years of severe and protracted California drought, and both agricultural and urban water users compensating for depleted surface water flows by pumping groundwater in unprecedented … Continue reading "Assessing the First Decade of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act"| Legal Planet
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms are increasingly the talk of Washington. UCLA Law’s Kimberly Clausing explains the options.| Legal Planet
When the Supreme Court overruled Chevron, what did the Court put in its place? Is the change that earthshaking or is it just a course-correction.| Legal Planet