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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 13d

NEW article - Energy Data Justice - with my outstanding co-author @lawprofpayne.bsky.social - proposing a new framework for governance and access of energy data. Download at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · 23d

So excited to have two selections in ELPAR! Summary of Utilities With Purpose (with my amazing coauthor @joeleisen.bsky.social) & abstract of Repurposing Fossil Infrastructure in this issue. Full length articles at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (UWP) & papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (RFI).

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · 23d

So excited to have two selections in ELPAR! Summary of Utilities With Purpose (with my amazing coauthor @joeleisen.bsky.social) & abstract of Repurposing Fossil Infrastructure in this issue. Full length articles at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (UWP) & papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (RFI).

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · Jul 15

"Intervenors have established significant risks that the Partners will engage in operational and financial engineering to increase returns."

Alissa Jean Schafer @alissajean.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hot off the docket - Huge win in MN, judge filed opinion JUST NOW recommending BlackRock/GIP acquisition of utility be DENIED.

Hell yea. A win for the people.

(If you’re a reporter and want to talk, you know how to find me 🤓)
Here's the ALJ filing: efiling.web.commerce.state.mn.us/documents/%7...

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jun 26

New paper! A Blockchain for Coal Ash aims to describe a system where we are actually tracking coal ash - and transparently recording where it ends up. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A Blockchain for Coal Ash

<p>We are in the middle of a dynamic period of energy and environmental law – and this dynamic includes significant technological changes as well. Putting these

papers.ssrn.com

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks, Wyatt!

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jun 26

New paper! A Blockchain for Coal Ash aims to describe a system where we are actually tracking coal ash - and transparently recording where it ends up. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A Blockchain for Coal Ash

<p>We are in the middle of a dynamic period of energy and environmental law – and this dynamic includes significant technological changes as well. Putting these

papers.ssrn.com

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jun 26

It also poses legal challenges for local governments. They might be worse off legally by knowing potential issues caused by climate change. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Roads to Nowhere in Four States: State and Local Governments in the Atlantic Southeast Facing Sea-Level Rise

Coastal communities are becoming increasingly aware of the risks to local infrastructure from more frequent and severe flooding, more extreme storm surges, and

papers.ssrn.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · May 14

"A new study from Stanford University found that children living in homes with frequent gas stove use and poor ventilation face nearly twice the lifetime cancer risk from benzene exposure compared to adults."

www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

The findings showed that children’s lifetime cancer risk from this exposure is 1.85 times higher than that of adults.
“Children generally breathe faster and take in more air — and therefore more pollutants — relative to their smaller body size,” the researchers noted.

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Apr 23

Ghostwriting the Government: This article by Bridget C.E. Dooling argues that when #government decision-makers rely on #ghostwriting, it can conflict with their duty to reason & make informed decisions.

Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Apr 17

#Artificialintelligence is rapidly changing various professional sectors, including the #electric grid. This article by Heather Payne & Joel B. Eisen highlights beneficial applications of #AI in the grid context.

Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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#LawSky

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thank you, @womenknowlaw.bsky.social!

Women Also Know Law @womenknowlaw.bsky.social · Apr 11

Congratulations to @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social Prof. @lawprofpayne.bsky.social! She and Prof. Joel Eisen authored "Utilities With Purpose" which was named one of the top 5 environmental law articles of 2024 at the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference! law.richmond.edu/features/art...

a person is painting a picture with the words nature is so fantastic enjoy it let it make you happy behind them

ALT: a person is painting a picture with the words nature is so fantastic enjoy it let it make you happy behind them

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University of Richmond School of Law @richmondlaw.bsky.social · Apr 8

Professor @joeleisen.bsky.social and Ohio State's @lawprofpayne.bsky.social were honored at the 2025 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference in D.C. for their article "Utilities With Purpose," named one of 2024's top 5 environmental law articles. law.richmond.edu/features/art...

Award-Winning Scholarship

Professor Joel Eisen’s “Utilities with Purpose” recognized as one of the best environmental law articles of 2024.

law.richmond.edu

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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · Mar 26

Excited to announce that “Artificial Intelligence and Energy Democracy,” by me & @lawprofpayne.bsky.social, is forthcoming in the San Diego Law Review. We discuss how AI can assist intervenors in PUC utility cases who currently encounter many barriers.

Download at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · Mar 5

The fossil fuel industry knows hooking up gas to new buildings gives our kids asthma and irreparably damages our climate.

They’ve launched an international campaign to make sure we keep doing it anyway.

The Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Keep New Buildings Dependent on Gas

A new report shows how a strategic worldwide campaign to delay building electrification policies risks public health and climate goals.

www.desmog.com

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Jennifer Oliva @jennoliva.bsky.social · Feb 19

Yes! Me and @lawprofpayne.bsky.social wrote a whole article about the health harms of gas stoves and proposed a legal remedy in Warrantying Health Equity here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jan 30

Not having the gas lines would also make undergrounding electric lines easier.

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Andrew Gelston @agelston.bsky.social · Jan 30

Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back rules on toxic coal ash energynews.us/2025/01/29/p...

Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back coal ash rules| Energy News Network

A letter signed by executives from a dozen firms asks the EPA to let the companies off the hook for cleaning up harmful coal ash sites.

energynews.us

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Eric Muller @elmunc.bsky.social · Jan 29

This is a perilous moment for lawyers in federal service.
Stories of resistance from within can help.

This book tells of lawyers who helped run the Japanese American camps of WWII.

We can learn from their struggles to reconcile job with conscience.

Would you please share?

tinyurl.com/mrxm6vv2

the cover of the book "Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps" by Eric L. Muller.

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jan 24

Nebraska is the only state with all public power - no investor owned utilities. So that makes at least some sense to me.

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jan 17

When we were looking, research indicated that all manufacturers of ventless units suggest leaving a window open while they are running due to the potential carbon monoxide exposure. Given that that defeats the point of using for heating, I would find another alternative than a ventless unit.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · Jan 15

I’ve been reporting for 2 years on a proposed federal rule to slow boats in order te save the critically endangered right whale.

Republicans and boating lobbyists spent millions to block the rule by running ads, overwhelming NOAA and running down the clock.

It worked 👇

apnews.com/article/whal...

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · Jan 15

We made a list and we hope you check it twice - and make sure to send it to everyone you know in NC thegriffinlist.com

The Griffin List

A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

thegriffinlist.com

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Jotwell @jotwell.bsky.social · Dec 2

Eric Biber, The Importance of Reliability in an Age of Electrification (December 5, 2024) (reviewing Heather Payne, Reliance and Reliability, UC Irvine L. Rev. (forthcoming); Joshua Macey et al., Grid Reliability in the Electric Era, 41 Yale J. on Reg. 163 (2024)), lex.jotwell.com/the-importan....

The Importance of Reliability in an Age of Electrification - Lex

Heather Payne, Reliance and Reliability, UC Irvine L. Rev. (forthcoming), available at SSRN (January 30, 2024). Joshua Macey, Shelley Welton, & Hannah Wiseman, Grid Reliability in the Electric Era 41...

lex.jotwell.com

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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · Jan 11

Can I be added?

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