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Tackling Agricultural Methane: Monitoring and Policy Strategies

Legal Planet

(This post was authored by Eric Peshkin, a JD candidate at NYU School of Law and CLEE summer research assistant). SB 605 (2014) took the first step in methane-specific policy, directing the state’s Air Resources Board to create “a comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants” such as agricultural methane.

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Arguments over Solar Geoengineering Research

Legal Planet

All research is governed, mostly through normal processes of peer review, research-program management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Scientific research is not conducted in an anarchy. Compared to these cases, claims that SG research could lead to harms rely on weaker and more indirect causal mechanisms.

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

In May, a California civil rights coalition filed a lawsuit against the state to prevent implementation of climate law aimed at reducing driving. The coalition calculates that the proposed law will increase the cost of a home by anywhere from $40,000 to $400,000.

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