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:
- How IBM is conducting its work on environmental sustainability/climate and energy in the midst of the pandemic
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NRDC v. Wheeler -- vacated EPA ruling that restricted regulation of HFCs
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Wildearth Guardians v. Bureau of Land Management -- Vacating oil and gas leases for inadequate look at cumulative climate change impacts
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Resolute Forest Products v. Greenpeace -- Ordering forest products company to pay $800,000 in attorneys fees to Greenpeace
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Northern Plains Resource Council v. Corps of Engineers -- Vacate nationwide permit due to Corps of Engineers failure to initiate consultation under Endangered Species Act
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Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview v. State -- Upholding denial of permits for coal export terminal
- California Air Resources Board released a final draft Advanced Clean Truck Rule (and CA eyes a deal with Volvo given federal rollbacks)
- Colorado unveils plan to get more electric vehicles on roads
- Minnesota advances energy bill despite coronavirus, which would update and modernize state’s energy efficiency law
- VA passes bill that makes VA the latest state to require a transition to 100% carbon free or renewable energy.
- Without fanfare, Houston unveils Climate Action Plan, shooting for carbon neutrality by 2050 despite COVID.
- Funds from Regional Clean-Energy Initiative to Electrify NJ’s Transportation Sector
- EPA’s upcoming rule for aircraft emissions under the CAA
- Status of the Senate energy bill
- Upcoming CV-19 legislation and how climate and clean energy fit in
Speakers:
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
Edan Dionne, Vice President, Environmental, Energy & Chemical Management Programs, IBM
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Materials:
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