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Legal Planet is a joint effort between faculty members at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law, offering valuable insights and analyses on energy and environmental law and policy. This blog leverages the unique research strengths and expertise of legal scholars and think tanks from both schools. It's important to note that the views and opinions shared by our contributors are solely their own and do not represent the positions of their institutions or employers. Our mission is to carve out a distinctive niche in the blogging world by connecting the fields of law and policy, while also making the latest updates accessible and easy to understand for a broad audience. We cover a range of topics, including court rulings, regulatory developments, and state legislation that impacts climate change policy, water management, toxic waste disposal, renewable energy, air quality, land use, and more.
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1 week ago |
legal-planet.org | Malcolm Johnson
The clean mobility transition is in local hands The federal landscape for electric vehicle (EV) investment is laden with pause and uncertainty. High-profile program discontinuations–both planned and executed–threaten to disrupt EV deployment efforts, while unpredictable tariffs interfere with drivers’ ability to afford vehicles.
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legal-planet.org | Daniel A. Farber
Not particularly, it would appear. If there’s an effect, it’s not big enough to hit the eyes. Given that Trump adores oil and views it as a key source of national wealth, you’d think his election would be a boon for the oil industry. If he is aiding the industry, that doesn’t stand out in looking at the stock market. Oil stocks went up and the day after he was elected, and again after he was sworn in. That suggests some market sentiment in his favor.
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legal-planet.org | Daniel A. Farber
California has a unique approach to lawsuits against utilities for causing fires. The fires in L.A. have put litigation over wildfires on the front page and spotlighted California’s unique approach. But such litigation isn’t new. In 2019, Pacific Gas & Electric filed for bankruptcy because of billions of dollars of potential liability from fires the previous summer. The firm was faced with 750 lawsuits, ultimately entering a $13.5 billion settlement.
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2 weeks ago |
legal-planet.org | Daniel A. Farber
Yesterday’s four executive orders were long on talk and short on action. Yesterday, flanked by a few coal miners in hard hats, Trump signed four executive orders to restore their industry to its past glory. Given that coal is now the most expensive way to generate power other than nuclear, that’s going to be a heavy lift. Like many of Trump’s orders, these four are full of threats and bluster but will have little immediate effect.
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legal-planet.org | Daniel A. Farber
The scientific evidence for climate change traces back before the Civil War. Climate change is no fad or Johnny-come-lately in science. Rather, our knowledge has grown over 168 years, since an American scientist first discovered the heat-trapping properties of carbon dioxide. Over time, it has become more and more certain that humans are causing climate change and that continuing down that road poses great risks.
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