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:
- Update on the climate angles in the tax bill
- Developments from today's Ninth Circuit hearing in Juliana case
- Decision from D.Mont. denying motions to dismiss lawsuit challenging presidential permit for Keystone XL pipeline
- Decision from D.Mich. approving settlement of suit by pro-fossil-fuel students against a community college in Michigan that had blocked their protests
- Decision from CA Court of Appeal filing that environmental impact report for San Diego Assn of Govt had not adqueately considered actions to reduce GHG emissions from transportation
- AZ trial court decision requiring disclosure of climate scientists' e-mails
- Removal to federal court of suits by San Francisco and Oakland against fossil fuel companies for money damages
- DOE order to FERC to provide rate support for coal and nuclear
- Recent public meeting on the Clean Power Plan repeal
- Scott Pruitt's House testimony on climate issues
- Virginia's Air Board approval of a proposed GHG regulation for power plants
- Denver's Green Roof Initiative
- Florida bond initiataive to fund investments including adapting to sea-level rise
- California guidebook for state agencies on how to integrate climate change into planning and investment
- Harris County, TX Commission recommendations to improve flood resilience and preparedness
Speakers:
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Manik Roy, Senior Fellow, DEPLOY/US [formerly, ClimateWorks Foundation]
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Kathryn Zyla, Deputy Director, Georgetown University Climate Center
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