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:
- Climate and energy riders the Republican leadership pushed during the appropriation negotiations last year
- Overview of upsurge in interest in use of CAA Sec. 115 as an emissions reduction tool
- Current action related to the motion to stay the Clean Power Plan
- New York Gov. Cuomo proposes ambitious climate initiatives for 2016
- California Public Utilities Commission approves programs by two utilities to install EV charging stations
- Net metering update
- Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf proposes regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas wells
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $1 billion in resilience funding to states and cities through the National Disaster Resilience Competition
Speakers:
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School ; Director, Center for Climate Change Law
Manik Roy, Director of Political Assessment, ClimateWorks Foundation
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
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