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Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our institutional members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of monthly conference calls with national experts on climate law and policy to keep you up to date and to answer your questions.
Topics addressed in this month's call:
- Discussion of the Whitfield-Manchin bill to stop EPA from regulation CO2--it won't pass the Senate but could be used to harass Democrats during Shaheen-Portman
- Cert grant in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA and 9th Cir's rejection of standing in Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon
- State updates: States' ZEV MOU, Pacific Coast Collaborative announcement, etc.
- Discussion of the November 1 executive order requiring federal agencies to promote the "dual goals" of a greater resilience to climate change and the removal of barriers to carbon-cutting emissions
Speakers:
- Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
- Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School ; Director, Center for Climate Change Law
- Manik Roy, Vice President, Strategic Outreach, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)