Environment

Modifications to New York State’s clean energy laws cleaned up the New York City grid.

The CDC should recommend agricultural reforms to reduce pandemic risks caused by factory farms.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill shows that market incentives alone do not guarantee sufficient safety and environmental measures.

The IRS will need help to avoid unintended adverse effects in implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy provisions.

When state and local officials incorporate voluntary codes and standards, they still need to watch out for federal preemption.

Authors of recent paper argue that the Bureau of Land Management should heed input from tribes.

Scholars argue that attacks on the constitutionality of federal climate change regulations distort the major questions doctrine.

Scholars argue that the SEC has historically resisted creating ESG disclosures but has recently changed course.

Court disregards the Clean Air Act’s clear language in applying the major questions doctrine to curb EPA’s climate authority.

Rejecting EPA’s ability to reshape the coal industry, the Court forecasts invalidating future agency actions.  

The Supreme Court casts a shadow across the regulatory state in opinion limiting EPA’s ability to fight climate change.

Despite criticism, the Biden Administration’s drilling approvals have had little impact on current prices.