by Andrew H. Meyer Until recently, the most advanced form of grid-deployed energy storage involved pumping water up a hill. But newer storage technologies like flywheels and chemical batteries have recently achieved technological maturity and are well into successful pilot stages and, in some cases, commercial operation. If widely adopted […]
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by Margaret Barry New updates to the Center for Climate Change Law and Arnold & Porter Climate Case Chart. Find the complete chart here. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS Friends of the Earth v. EPA (D.D.C. March 27, 2013): added to the “Force Government to Act/Clean Air Act” slide. Plaintiffs sought to […]
Five months after Superstorm Sandy, the recovering northeast region continues to debate whether to rebuild in the most vulnerable coastal areas or whether to retreat and leave those lands as protective buffers. A decision to engage in managed retreat would face significant legal, political, and practical challenges, but, according to […]
by Cathy Li The Center for Climate Change Law has compiled a database examining the treatment of water-related issues in all Final Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) reported to EPA from January 1 to September 30, 2012. The database, available here, comprised of 149 FEISs, details the extent to which federal […]
New updates to the Center for Climate Change Law and Arnold & Porter Climate Case Chart. Find the complete chart here. FEATURED DECISION In re Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Litigation (D.C. Cir. March 1, 2013): added to the “Endangered Species Act” slide. The D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Fish […]
by Anne Siders WNYC radio announced this morning that Mayor Bloomberg, as part of his post-Sandy recovery effort, is considering purchasing waterfront homes that were damaged by Sandy. The plan would use some portion of the $1.8 billion in Community Development Block Grant funding that has been earmarked for New […]
by Anne Siders On February 14, for the first time ever, climate change was added to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s “High Risk List.” The GAO risk review is conducted every two years at the start of a new Congress and lists government operations deemed to be at high risk […]
by Shawna Ganley On February 11th EPA announced that it has awarded almost $725,000 to study wetlands development to protect shorelines in New York. Most interesting to climate change adaptation, the funding aims to “evaluate the potential for salt marshes to move inland due to rising sea levels,” in addition […]