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Why do Governments Around the World Use Supply-Side Regulations to Boost Clean Transport?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (486+ words) Chlo" F. Smith is a Climate Change Research Fellow in the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE). Chlo's research focuses on climate change issues and solutions, with an emphasis on the transportation and aviation sectors. Prior…...
Does Federal Law Still Preempt State Standards Relating to Fuel Efficiency?
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (448+ words) [The federal government filed suit today to block California's regulations relating to EVs. The government's theory is that the regulations are preempted by federal CAFE standards. "For that reason, I'm re-upping this post, which makes an argument for why that…...
Climate Issues in the 2026 Governor’s Race: Transportation
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (181+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights These issue briefs cover Building Decarbonization, Electricity Affordability, the Energy Transition, Housing and Climate, Resilience and Adaptation, Transportation, Water, and Wildfire. Each issue brief provides an overview of the topic in the context of…...
Eliminating the Endangerment Finding Doesn't Mean the Government Can't Regulate Cars and Trucks
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (359+ words) Eliminating the Endangerment Finding Doesn't Mean the Government Can't Regulate Cars and Trucks'Legal Planet Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights Eliminating the Endangerment Finding Doesn't Mean the Government Can't Regulate Cars and Trucks The Clean Air Act and Energy Independence…...
The Winners and Losers of Superbowl LX
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (910+ words) Tiffany Deguzman (she/her) is the 2025-2027 Shapiro Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, where her work will focus on sustainable agriculture, water justice, and environmental inequality. Deguzman received her B.A. from Duke University and her J.D. from…...
Where and What Are the Most Affordable New California Homes?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights No issue defines both the affordability and climate challenge in California more than housing. High housing prices have pushed many prospective homebuyers to what some consider to be "affordable" outlying locations far from jobs…...
Climate Change is Coming for Your Coffee
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1734+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights My drug habit is becoming more expensive thanks to the dangerous duo of climate change and Donald Trump. The cost of coffee keeps going up. I saw firsthand why this is happening back in…...
China is Kicking Our Ass at Our Own Game
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (1716+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights Teslas are a dime a dozen in California, of course. We're the state with the highest uptake of EVs. But like most Americans, I'd never seen a BYD vehicle in person because they're essentially…...
What Have We Learned About Rebuilding from Fire?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights When I first met Nicole Fisher in 2019, her property in the Santa Monica Mountains was nothing but a driveway and a pile of cement." I was interviewing the art teacher for a radio story…...
A Path Forward for Vehicle Electrification?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) Environmental Law and Climate Policy Insights In a country that sells around 15 million new vehicles every year, this means millions more fossil-fuel powered vehicles on the road, and millions more tons of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere and hundreds…...