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Ranking Presidents on Climate Change

Legal Planet

The Kyoto Protocol may have led to emission reductions in Europe, but there was never any real prospect that the Senate would ever ratify the agreement. On the domestic front, the head of EPA managed to maneuver the Administration into endorsing federal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Defending EPA’s Authority to Fight Climate Change – at the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

EPA in defense of EPA’s authority to effectively regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Our client is Tom Jorling, a former Senate staffer and EPA official who was directly involved in drafting the Act in 1970. (We The Clean Power Plan never went into effect.

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Grey Named to Denver Business Journal’s 2023 '40 Under 40' List

Arnold Porter

Grey counsels a wide array of clients on regulatory, policy, and compliance matters related to climate change, including the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the Clean Air Act, and other state and international initiatives on transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions.

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Climate Reregulation in a Biden Administration

Columbia Climate Law

Today, the Sabin Center released a collaboratively authored report that outlines a series of executive actions that a Biden administration could take to do the opposite: re regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and achieve other mitigation and adaptation goals. To see our model Executive Order, see here.

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An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action

Acoel

commitments under the Paris Agreement. the Departments of Interior and Energy). That said, state action on climate matters could contribute significantly to the country’s overall efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet U.S. The post An Effective Strategy on Climate Change Requires State Action appeared first on ACOEL.

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Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Climate Protections Haven’t Gotten Far and May Not Last, New Report Reveals

Columbia Climate Law

This is particularly true where the administration is seeking to repeal or revise major regulations, as the administration must adhere to notice-and-comment procedures and must also justify changes to these rules in light of the statutory provisions it is implementing. The administration has also sought to withdraw the U.S.

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States Filling the Void on Climate Change

Vermont Law

12, 2015, 195 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement creating a firm foundation for meaningful action on climate change through. The agreement, which entered into force on Nov. President Trump called the agreement unfair and harmful to the American economy. deep decarbonization. By contrast, former President.