When
September 12, 2011 12:27 pm — 12:27 pm
Where
Teleconference
A special service for ELI institutional members, this half-hour monthly conference call provides a valuable way to keep on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena.
Panelists for this month's event were:
- Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown University Climate Center
- Kyle Danish, Van Ness Feldman, PC
- Michael B. Gerrard, Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
- Nikki Roy, Congressional Affairs Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change
The topics discussed during the September 12, 2011 call included:
- Update on state activities: CARB "alternatives" analysis and regulatory changes, Gov. Christie's veto of legislative attempts to keep NJ in RGGI; RGGI region's LCFS economic analysis
- Review of recent NEPA decisions
- Recently released State Dept. decision on Keystone XL pipeline
- Update on litigation on EPA's GHG rulemakings, including EPA's recent brief in the mobile source case
- Appropriations and impending CR negotiations and the possible impacts on EPA
Additional Materials:
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