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Trump Administration Announces New Rules That May Weaken Endangered Species Act

Thu Sep 26th, On Rulemaking and Legislative Practice, by

In efforts to conserve endangered and threatened species, Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law.  The Act establishes various programs to aid threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States.  Subsequently, the Act has saved over two hundred species from extinction, including “the peregrine falcon, the humpback whale, the Tennessee purple coneflower and the Florida manatee.”  Under the Act, authority is given to […]

Counterintuitive Climate Solution Aims for Atmospheric Restoration

Wed Sep 25th, On Uncategorized, by

On May 20, 2019,Nature Sustainability published a study detailing a seemingly counterintuitive climate solution, seeking atmospheric restoration by converting one greenhouse gas into another. Global warming has been commonly attributed to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide; however, studies suggest “methane is 84 times more potent in terms of warming the climate system over the first 20 years after its release.” Rob Johnson, the lead author of this Stanford-led paper, claims […]

DOT Releases One National Program Rule; EPA Revokes California’s CAA Waiver for Vehicle Emissions

Fri Sep 20th, On Environmental Law, by

The Clean Air Act allows California to impose its own greenhouse gas standards and zero emission vehicle program. This changed this week when the Trump Administration announced its “One National Program” Rule. The One National Program Rule (also known as the Preemption Rule) gives the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the right to set national fuel economy standards. These standards preempt any similar state […]

Trump Announces That EPA Will Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waiver

Wed Sep 18th, On Environmental Law, by

President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that “The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal [Clean Air Act] Waiver on emissions in order to produce far less expensive cars for the consumer, while at the same time making the cars substantially SAFER.”  President Trump made the announcement while visiting California for fundraisers.  Trump further tweeted that  “Many more cars will be produced under the new and uniform standard, meaning significantly more JOBS, […]

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