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A Blow in the Fight Against Climate Change: EPA Withdraws Oil and Gas...

By Michael Burger and Romany Webb Less than a month after being sworn in as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt has already begun dismantling years of work to curb...

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Flood Management, Energy Efficiency Standards Among the “Ghost Rules” Quietly...

By Jessica Wentz and Tim Wang Shortly after President Trump took office, the White House issued a memorandum imposing a freeze on new and pending regulations. The memorandum directed agencies to delay...

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Methane Regulation Under Trump: New Administration Looks to Remove Obama-Era...

Site of the first oil well drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859 Around this time of year, back in 1859, the first oil well was drilled by Edwin Drake in north-west Pennsylvania. After a slow start – drilling...

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OIRA Guidance Solidifies Legal Problems Inherent in Trump’s Deregulation Order

Michael Burger and Jessica Wentz Last week, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) published final guidance on implementing President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and...

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Administrator Pruitt’s War on Science: Is the EPA’s Science Advisory Board...

By Romany Webb The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) made headlines last weekend when the agency fired at least five academics from its Science Advisory Board (“SAB”). A spokesman for...

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Sabin Center Urges EPA to Preserve Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards as it...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested public input on regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification pursuant to President Trump’s deregulatory...

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June 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S....

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and...

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The Price of Climate Deregulation: Adding Up the Costs and Benefits of...

By Nadra Rahman and Jessica Wentz Federal climate regulations are currently under attack, in part due to the perception that these regulations will impose excessive costs on regulated industries and...

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Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Looks to the Courts, Businesses, and...

By Dena Adler Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy delivered the third David Sive Memorial Lecture on Environmental Law at Columbia Law School on Thursday, September 28. Sharing her thoughts on “The...

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U.S. Climate Change Litigation in the Age of Trump: Year One—A New Sabin...

By Dena Adler Donald Trump claims to have delivered on deregulation in his first year as President. While independent reporting questions the veracity of his assertions, climate change is one arena...

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Six Important Points about the “Affordable Clean Energy Rule”

By Jessica Wentz On Tuesday, August 21, EPA published a proposed rule to replace the Clean Power Plan. The proposal, entitled the “Affordable Clean Energy Rule,” would establish a framework for...

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Local Governments Move to Join Litigation to Support Federal Clean Car Standards

Today, the Sabin Center filed a motion on behalf of a nationwide local government coalition for leave to participate as amici curiae in the lawsuit challenging the first action undertaken by the Trump...

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Five Important Points About EPA’s Revised New Source Performance Standards...

By Romany Webb On Tuesday, September 11, EPA published proposed revisions to its New Source Performance Standards (2016 standards) for new and modified sources in the oil and natural gas sector. The...

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Proposed Amendments to Endangered Species Act Regulations Could Curtail...

By Jessica Wentz In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and NOAA Marine Fisheries (NMFS) issued a sweeping proposal to amend key provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including...

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A Scientific Perspective on EPA’s Proposal to Weaken Performance Standards...

    The Petra Nova carbon capture facility in Texas. This week, the Sabin Center and a group of scientists with expertise on carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) technologies submitted comments on...

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U.S. Climate Change Litigation in the Age of Trump: Year Two—A New Sabin...

By Dena Adler The Trump Administration is losing on climate in the courts. More than two and a half years into the Trump Administration, no climate change-related regulatory rollback brought before the...

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Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Climate Protections Haven’t...

The Trump administration has undertaken a sweeping portfolio of actions aimed at weakening federal climate protections and promoting the development and use of fossil fuels. A new report from Columbia...

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New Draft Guidance on Climate Change and NEPA Reviews Unlikely to...

On Friday the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) unveiled new draft guidance on the consideration of climate change in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. This is intended...

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EPA Proposal to Rescind Oil and Gas Methane Regulations Has Not Been...

By Romany Webb On Friday, November 22, the Sabin Center submitted comments opposing an Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposal to rescind regulations limiting methane emissions from new oil...

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