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:
- New Trump initiative to subsidize coal and nuclear plants through a DOE "national security" determination
- Show of support from the states for Paris around the withdrawal announcement anniversary
- Major energy and climate bills in northeast states like NJ and CT
- CA energy commission standards
- State efforts on adaptation
- Increasing expectations and debates over corporate climate risk disclosure
- Latest developments in Juliana case in Oregon
- Latest development in public nuisance litigation in California and NYC
- FOIA decision ordering EPA to produce documents supporting Pruitt's climate denial
Speakers:
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
Sally Fisk, Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Materials:
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