The California Air Resources Board this week released draft guidance for corporate climate-related financial risk disclosure, providing some insight into what large companies will be required to report beginning in January 2026. This is a quiet but fairly monumental step in climate risk disclosure in the US, and a reminder of the power of state … Continue reading "California Issues the First State Guidance for Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure"| Legal Planet
The Trump administration’s attack on wind energy feels dumber and dumber every day. Let’s see if we can make it make some sense. After that, the major headlines of the week. Last Friday, his Transportation Department withdrew $679 million for offshore wind projects at 12 ports. Last month, the administration sent a stop-work order to … Continue reading "Trump’s War on Wind is Dumb. It also Makes Sense."| Legal Planet
To put it in a nutshell, the political base for workplace toxic regulation eroded along with America’s industrial unions. That deprived OSHA of the congressional support it needed to thrive. In the absence of a union revival, the right of workers to be free from toxic hazards is likely to remain an unfulfilled dream.| Legal Planet
New Analysis: The Trump Administration’s proposed rollback of Biden’s standards for fossil fuel generators will cost American dearly.| Legal Planet
Trump has shifted from Project 2025 to the America First Agenda, the blueprint for his transition team. Turns out to be pretty much the same thing.| 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
Climate and energy are one of the big dividing lines in U.S. politics. The party platforms leave little doubt: one side cares about climate change, the other loves oil.| Legal Planet
Trump has vowed to destroy the “deep state” using “Schedule F." Here is what you need to know about why this plan imperils good government and is probably illegal.| Legal Planet
In about 12 years, renewable energy went from costing much more than fossil fuels to being cheaper in many cases. That makes a world of difference for climate policy.| Legal Planet
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms are increasingly the talk of Washington. UCLA Law’s Kimberly Clausing explains the options.| Legal Planet
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation (HB 1645) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008. The legislation, which takes effect on July 1st, is not just symbolic: … Continue reading "Florida Governor DeSantis’ Head-In-The-Sand Climate Change Policies"| Legal Planet
RFK Jr. has said climate change as a serious threat -- but he favors expanded use of natural gas and is dubious about the idea of EPA climate regulations.| Legal Planet