The Center for Climate Change Law has completed a preliminary analysis of compliance filings submitted by regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) amending operating tariffs in response to the requirements of FERC Order 1000. Order 1000 institutes region-wide transmission planning requirements including analysis of transmission needs created […]
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 […]
Teresa Parejo Navajas Professor of Law Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) Mayor Bloomberg has declared war on polystyrene (Styrofoam), a material that is generally used for fast-food packaging, due to its “destructive” impact on the environment. Most forms of Styrofoam are, to some extent, recyclable, but there aren’t many […]
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 […]
Teresa Parejo Navajas Professor of Law Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) Mr. Harald Wögerbauer, Member of the European Court of the Auditors (ECA), recently gave a press conference outlining the results of the ECA special report on energy efficiency in the EU. The Court found that the projects selected […]
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 […]
CCCL has published a Hydraulic Fracturing Litigation Digest that summarizes litigation with underlying claims stemming from the hydraulic fracturing process and provides an index of the cases organized by central legal issues. The Digest is structured to provide a view of litigation in each relevant State as well as […]
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 […]