Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 23, 2023
They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 13, 2022
Today, the Court’s conservative Justices split the difference in two cases involving vaccine mandates, striking down OSHA’s mandate but upholding a more limited mandate for healthcare workers. Today, however, I’m going to focus instead on the conservative split and what it might mean for environmental law.
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Legal Planet
MAY 16, 2022
That being said, there are signs that the conservative supermajority has already begun to experience internal tensions. The main evidence consists of two recent speeches by arch-conservative Justices. Barrett and Kavanaugh are undoubtedly conservative, but at least in some cases they have seemed more lawyerly than Alito and Thomas.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 30, 2022
Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. The decision by the conservative court majority sets the stage for further limitations on the regulatory power of other agencies as well.
Legal Planet
APRIL 25, 2024
Opponents are sure to legally challenge EPA’s new rule to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. First, EPA’s preferred technology to limit carbon emissions — carbon capture and storage (CCS) — isn’t just pie in the sky. energy mix.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 2, 2024
Anti-regulatory conservatives favored this doctrine in the Reagan days, but not so much since Democrats showed their own ability to make use of this agency discretion. The Biden Administration has issued important regulations to cut carbon emissions and air pollution from trucks and cars. Will the D.C.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
played a crucial role in negotiating the Kyoto Protocol, which required developed countries to cut their carbon emissions 5% below 1990 levels. 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. Under Clinton, the U.S.
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