Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our 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:
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NY passing congestion pricing.
- N.C. orders Duke Energy to excavate coal ash from all plant sites.
- In Washington, DC, 28% of VW funds ($2.3 million) to upgrade 5 diesel-powered switcher locomotives at Union Station with newer, cleaner diesel engines, “or electric engines if the technology becomes viable” over a five year period, starting in 2019.
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In mid-March, the Washington Supreme Court heard arguments from the Department of Ecology in favor of its authority to adopt GHG emissions standards for fossil fuels.
- Duke plans largest utility EV investment ever in Southeast.
- NYC proposing to extend shoreline into East River to help protect parts of Lower Manhattan.
- Palo Alto developing a sea-level rise implementation strategy.
- Gov. Baker (MA) announced $10 million in funding availability for community resilience through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program.
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The Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan was released last week.
- Recent Congressional developments, including the Senate vote on the Green New Deal resolution, the House bill to reinstate Paris and other recent bills in the Senate and House.
- The federal court decision holding that President Trump could not reverse President Obama's withdrawal of certain offshore lands in Alaska from potential leasing for oil and gas development.
- The federal court decision ruling that BLM did not sufficiently consider climate change in issuing oil and gas leases in Wyoming.
- The Massachusetts decision allowing the Conservation Law Foundation to proceed with its suit against Exxon concerning the effects of extreme weather events on an oil terminal.
Speakers:
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Materials:
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