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The Rise of Anti-Regulatory Legal Advocacy: The Farm Bureau Case Study

This case study of the American Farm Bureau Federation uncovers how corporate financial power, filtered through a nonprofit shell, is fundamentally redirecting natural resource policy and the future of federal administrative authority. (read more)

An Abundance of Risk: Federal Under-Regulation of Carbon Capture

This Article discusses the unique set of near- and long-term risks for local communities and broader climate goals presented by carbon capture use and storage infrastructure, which demands more regulation—and less abundance. (read more)

Worker and Community Strong: Labor and Community Tools for New Mexico’s Clean Energy Sector

This Article explores how New Mexico—and similarly situated states—can build a clean energy industry that offers strong worker protections, livable wages, and robust benefits for clean energy workers and the communities near those projects. (read more)

Life Cycles and Loopholes

This Article aims to better understand how to address biofuel greenhouse gas accounting shortfalls at the subnational level. (read more)

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The Berkeley Exchange: Celebrating Berkeley’s Contribution to Environmental Law Scholarship

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January 27th 2014

The Berkeley Exchange: Celebrating Berkeley’s Contribution to Environmental Law Scholarship Friday, February 7, 2014Symposium 8am-5:30pmAll-Alumni Reception 6pm-8pm [Download the Berkeley Exchange event flyer] On Friday, February 7th, Berkeley Law’s Ecology Law Quarterly and Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment are proud to host their symposium, The Berkeley Exchange: Celebrating ...

California’s Precarious Path to Climate Change Mitigation

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December 6th 2013

By Penni Takade* [ Click Here to Comment ][ download PDF ] California’s ambitious cap and trade program for greenhouse gases (GHG) began operations in 2013. The program is one of the centerpieces of the state’s climate mitigation plans. As with any major initiative, there are obstacles and weaknesses that can ...

The Obsolescence of Environmental Common Law

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May 9th 2013

by R. Trent Taylor* [ Click Here to Comment ] [ download PDF ] Obsolescence, the process of becoming obsolete, is a staple of our lives in the twenty-first century. As new and better technologies develop at a faster and faster pace, our existing technologies—smartphones, televisions, computers—become obsolete almost as ...

Sulfuric Acid Mist: Regulating Uncertainties

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December 7th 2012

Matthew Thurlow* [ Click Here to Comment ][ download PDF ] <<< See Update, January 2, 2013, below >>> Sulfuric acid mist, also known as H2SO4 or SO3,[1] is one of the least publicized air pollutants associated with emissions from coal-fired power plants. Long overshadowed by nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, ...

Geographic Indications as a Tool to Promote Sustainability? Café de Colombia and Tequila Compared

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October 29th 2012

Jennifer Barnette* [ Click Here to Comment ][ download PDF ] Geographical indications (GIs) are a type of intellectual property right associated with place-based names. GIs are used to identify products that come from certain regions and have particular characteristics that indicate the product’s quality or reputation (e.g. “Champagne,” “Roquefort”).[1] ...

Will the Wilderness Act Be Diluted in Drakes Estero?

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August 27th 2012

Nell Green Nylen, Elisabeth Long, Mary Loum, Heather Welles, Dan Carlin, Brynn Cook, and Sage Adams* [ Click Here to Comment ][ download PDF ] <<< See Update 1, November 29, 2012, Below >>> <<< See Update 2, December 10, 2012, Below >>> Introduction and Background Drakes Bay Oyster Company ...

Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Contamination: Can Disclosure Rules Clarify What’s In Our Groundwater?

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July 31st 2012

Rachel Degenhardt* [ Click Here to Comment ][ download PDF ] Hydraulic fracturing is a process whereby chemical additives, sand, and water are pumped into underground source rocks at high pressures in order to release natural gas and oil for fuel production.[1] There are a number of potential environmental impacts ...

China’s Regulatory Response to the Looming Energy Crisis

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June 20th 2012

                                                                   Yuwa Wei*                                 ...

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