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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 1h

The so-called "compact" is a thin front for massive incursion into free speech and academic freedom. @dfarber1950.bsky.social

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The Compact for Censorship - Legal Planet

The Administration released a “Compact” with universities late last week that threatens free speech - including on climate change.

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Evan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 23h

The bad explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo was a good reminder about the costs of oil & gas products. For months, the conversation in California has been dominated by breathless coverage of gas prices. Will this be a reset? 🧵 legal-planet.org/2025/10/07/s...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 1d

The bad explosion at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo is a good reminder that air pollution is present during the entire life cycle of oil and gas products. @evanlgeorge.bsky.social

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Some Good News About the El Segundo Chevron Explosion - Legal Planet

The El Segundo explosion is a good reminder of the air pollution from oil and gas: The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental news.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 1d

Happy "First Moanday." Since conservatives got a supermajority on the Supreme Court, it’s been on an anti-environmental tear. @dfarber1950.bsky.social

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First Monday? More Like 'First Moanday.' - Legal Planet

If you believe in federal protection of the environment, the start of a new Supreme Court term isn’t exactly grounds for rejoicing.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 4d

The recent collapse of international plastics negotiations demands a new, non-UN framework. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/10/03/g...

Garbage In, Garbage Out, Garbage Everywhere - Legal Planet

Given all the garbage that we have to deal with nowadays, you might have missed the prospect of actual, non-metaphorical garbage this week: to virtually no one’s surprise, UN negotiations over an inte...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 6d

The Administration has a favored toolset for justifying its environmental rollbacks. We need to perfect the counterarguments. @dfarber1950.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/10/02/c...

Creating an Anti-Rollback Playbook - Legal Planet

Trump uses four basic rollback strategies. All of them are vulnerable in court. Opponeents need to perfect their playbook.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 6d

The other shoe drops on NEPA. A New D.C. Circuit Case reads the Seven County decision for all it is worth. @dfarber1950.bsky.social
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NEPA Update: The Other Shoe Drops - Legal Planet

A new D.C. Circuit decision has taken a hatchet to judicial review of environmental impact statements, going beyond a recent Supreme Court case.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 6d

We find ourselves in a place where “climate change” is on a list of banned words maintained by the U.S. Energy Department, along with adjectives like “green” and “clean,” and nouns like “emissions.” What's next? @evanlgeorge.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/10/01/w...

At a Loss for Words? Resist Climate Silence - Legal Planet

Trump can't erase climate change. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 7d

This webinar from @uclalawemmett.bsky.social explores the future of federal and state climate policy if the endangerment finding is repealed. legal-planet.org/2025/09/30/e...

Webinar: Climate Policy without the Endangerment Finding - Legal Planet

UCLA Law's "Up in the Air" webinar explores the future of U.S. climate policy if the endangerment finding is repealed.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 9d

An obscure drafting wrinkle in current California law is impeding local governments from springing into action after disasters. legal-planet.org/2025/09/29/o...

One Easy Fix to Prepare for the Next Big Disaster - Legal Planet

An obscure drafting wrinkle in current state law is impeding local governments from springing into action after disasters.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 9d

Project 2029? Here's a game plan for recreating agencies from the ground up. @dfarber1950.bsky.social

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After Trump: Recreating Agencies From the Ground U[p - Legal Planet

Trump will be leaving the apparatus of government in shambles. Here's what the next President can do to relaunch effective governance.

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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 9d

LAST CALL: Join us today at 12:15 pm PT for a webinar on what's next for the endangerment finding as EPA looks to scrap the foundational finding.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

California set an infrastructure milestone – but how can it reach ambitious goals for EV drivers? legal-planet.org/2025/09/26/w...

Where Should EV Chargers Go? - Legal Planet

As the California Energy Commission proudly announced this week, the state is now home to over 200,000 publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers. This milestone is worth celebrating, both in absol...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

For only the second time in half a century, India's power generation emissions drop, demonstrating that the world is moving on from the United States. legal-planet.org/2025/09/26/a...

A Breakthrough From India? - Legal Planet

Good news is very hard to come by nowadays, so this recent analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finnish think tank, is particularly welcome: India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) em...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

The new MOU announced at New York Climate Week increased engagement and joint climate leadership ahead of COP30. legal-planet.org/2025/09/25/p...

California and Brazil Advance Joint Climate Action - Legal Planet

This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom led a high-level meeting with Brazil’s Environment Secretary Marina Silva to expand the long-running partnerships that exist between the Golden State and th...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

Reinventing NEPA: What do we really want NEPA to do? And what’s the best way to do it? @dfarber1950.bsky.social

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Reinventing NEPA - Legal Planet

It's time to consider a rethink for NEPA, starting with our goals and then designing better processes to accomplish them.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics. @greenlawchina.bsky.social

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Immigration Law is Environmental Law - Legal Planet

The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

Inside the government, the war on science seems to be over, and ignorance has won. @dfarber1950.bsky.social
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In His Own Words: The Unitary Executive Explains Science Stuff to Us - Legal Planet

Within the government, the war on science is over, and ignorance has won. If you have any doubts, read the President's own words.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

It’s hard to do a deal when one side can’t be trusted to keep their side of the bargain. legal-planet.org/2025/09/22/p...

Permitting reform in the Trump Administration - Legal Planet

There’s more chatter about permitting reform again in Congress. I’m supportive of the concept, and thought the deal on the table at the end of the Biden Administration was probably worth doing. So t...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

Recent proposal for NEPA reform in House of Representatives is sweeping and perhaps counterproductive. legal-planet.org/2025/09/22/s...

SPEED bump? - Legal Planet

The House of Representatives recently held a hearing on the SPEED Act, a proposal for NEPA reform advanced by Representatives Westerman (R-Arkansas) and Golden (D-Maine). While the public announcemen...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

Lauren Sanchez has been named to the state’s most important climate job. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social
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New CARB Chair, New CARB Mandate - Legal Planet

Lauren Sanchez has been named to the state's most important climate job at a time when it's mandate is expanding.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 10d

Busy week from India to New York to California. Ten stories from Legal Planet this week. @evanlgeorge.bsky.social

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New York Climate Weak - Legal Planet

Here's how NOT to interview a Big Oil CEO in 2025: The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 11d

For just the second time in half a century, India’s power generation CO2 emissions have dropped. It shows the rest of the world is moving on from the US. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social

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A Breakthrough From India? - Legal Planet

Good news is very hard to come by nowadays, so this recent analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finnish think tank, is particularly welcome: India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) em...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · 11d

California just set an infrastructure milestone – over 200,000 publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers – but how can it reach ambitious goals for EV drivers? @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social

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Where Should EV Chargers Go? - Legal Planet

As the California Energy Commission proudly announced this week, the state is now home to over 200,000 publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers. This milestone is worth celebrating, both in absol...

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Dan Farber @dfarber1950.bsky.social · 12d

If we want both environmental quality and new infrastructure, we need to do some hard thinking about what NEPA is trying to accomplish and how we can do that better. Otherwise, we risk "reforms" that throw out the baby with the bathwater.
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Reinventing NEPA - Legal Planet

It's time to consider a rethink for NEPA, starting with our goals and then designing better processes to accomplish them.

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