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How to solve local opposition to green development

Jan 16, 2025 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

Along the edge of Morro Bay, on California’s central coast, soft green ridges break into cliffs and plunge into the ocean. White waves buffet the dark sand, and a chorus of marine life, from sea otters to double-crested cormorants, meets at the surface near the bay’s iconic Morro Rock. In 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management began to lease sections of the ocean 20 miles from the coast to offshore wind developers.
Western voters reject ranked-choice voting

Nov 14, 2024 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

Last week, voters in half a dozen Western states rejected ballot measures that would have overhauled how elections are conducted. Four states — Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada — resoundingly rejected ranked-choice voting initiatives. Alaska is still awaiting a final verdict on whether it will keep or repeal its own ranked-choice voting system. And in Arizona and Montana, ballot measures mandating open primaries were also defeated.
How the climate is changing your energy bill - High Country News

Nov 1, 2024 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

One out of every fourAmerican households could not afford to pay its energy bills at least once over the past year. Some families cut back on groceries or medicine to make ends meet, while others kept their homes at uncomfortable, even unsafe temperatures to save money. Across the West, electricity rates rose an average of 17% between 2018 and 2023, amid record-breaking wildfires, storms and extreme heat.
How carbon removal can help curb wildfires and build houses

Aug 30, 2024 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

In 2021, when Susie Strife, the director of sustainability, climate action and resilience for Boulder County, Colorado, met Ramon Alatorre, a climate analyst for the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, they faced a common challenge: Both their governments had committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by or before 2035.
Arizona and Nevada edge toward Harris and Walz

Aug 23, 2024 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

In early August, Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, swept through the Southwest, holding massive rallies in Phoenix and Las Vegas and energizing Democratic voters just before the party’s national convention, which concluded yesterday.
The sweeping impact of the Supreme Court’s Chevron reversal

Aug 3, 2024 | asbmb.org | Erin Wong

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down the Chevron doctrine, a 40-year-old pillar of administrative law, on June 28. The decision is likely to initiate an era of uncertainty for federal regulation. Chevron gave federal agencies room to interpret ambiguous or unclear laws and instructed the courts to defer to these interpretations as long as they were reasonable understandings of the law.
The demolition of public lands, along with protections for water and wildlife, are all part of the Project 2025 plan

Aug 1, 2024 | inlander.com | Michelle Nijhuis |Erin Wong

click to enlarge The plan has been published in a 920-page book.
The Consequences of Repealing Chevron

Jul 15, 2024 | truthdig.com | Nick Bowlin |Joaqlin Estus |Natalia Mesa |Kylie Mohr |Erin Wong |Erin Wong

For decades, courts have deferred to federal agencies when interpreting vague statutes. What constitutes the “take” or killing of an animal? What does it mean to maintain a wildlife population’s viability? What does “multiple use” mean when it comes to managing Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management lands? But a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, has shifted the authority to make these decisions from the executive branch to the federal judiciary.
The sweeping impact of the Supreme Court’s Chevron reversal

Jul 8, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Erin Wong

This article first appeared on High Country News. On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down the Chevron doctrine, a 40-year-old pillar of administrative law. The decision is likely to initiate an era of uncertainty for federal regulation. Chevron gave federal agencies room to interpret ambiguous or unclear laws and instructed the courts to defer to these interpretations as long as they were reasonable understandings of the law.
Supreme Court curtails agencies’ ability to enforce regulations

Jun 28, 2024 | hcn.org | Erin Wong

On Friday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down the Chevron doctrine, a 40-year-old pillar of administrative law. The decision is likely to initiate an era of uncertainty for federal regulation. Chevron gave federal agencies room to interpret ambiguous or unclear laws and instructed the courts to defer to these interpretations as long as they were reasonable understandings of the law.