Harvard Environmental Law Review HELR Vol. 38.1 An Interview with ELR Authors Coglianese & Nash June 16, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Rachel Proctor May — June 16, 2014 at 10:25am In ELR Volume 38.1, published earlier this year, Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash examined the track record of Performance Track, EPA’s flagship voluntary program for … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review HELR Vol 37.1 Smart Rules for the Smart Grid (HELR Podcast) October 24, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Sachin Desai — Oct. 24, 2013 at 8:18am What makes the Smart Grid “smart”? Of course the technology plays a role. Grid-scale batteries allow renewable energy generators to be more competitive. New smart meters … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review health and safety standards Toxics & Trade: How TTIP Could Affect TSCA Reform September 11, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Meg Holden — Sept. 11, 2013 at 7:20am Members of Congress have recently renewed efforts to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In April 2013, Senator David Vitter and the … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review hazardous waste A “Blunt Withdrawal”? Bars on Citizen Suits for Toxic Site Cleanup August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Margot J. Pollans Throughout the history of federal statutory environmental law, citizen suits have played a key role in enforcement. Through statutory interpretation, however, courts have narrowed the circumstances under which citizens … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review hazardous air pollutants A New Cost of Cost-Benefit Analysis? November 7, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Gabriel Daly — Nov. 7, 2013 at 12:10pm If an agency uses cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to inform its decision-making, what costs and what benefits should it consider? A case currently before the D.C. Circuit, White Stallion … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review harvard The Divestment Lawsuit Against the Harvard Corporation December 9, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Ted Hamilton—December 9 at 1:01 p.m. This blog post contains the views of the author alone, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. On November 19, I and six … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review gulf Settling Accounts from the BP Gulf Oil Spill October 29, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Elinor Tarlow — October 29 at 6:22 p.m. More than four years ago, BP’s Macondo well exploded, killing 11 men and spewing millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The surrounding … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review greenhouse gases The First Cut is the Deepest: EPA Proposes First GHG Cuts for Power Plants October 9, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Cecilia Segal — Oct. 9, 2013 at 2:14pm On September 20, 2013, EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to set standards of performance for GHGs emitted from new … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review greenhouse gas regulations The First Cut is the Deepest: EPA Proposes First GHG Cuts for Power Plants October 9, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Cecilia Segal — Oct. 9, 2013 at 2:14pm On September 20, 2013, EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to set standards of performance for GHGs emitted from … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review greenhouse gas emissions Comment: American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut April 10, 2012 by wpengine By David R. Brody On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous and straightforward decision that the Clean Air Act displaces federal common law public nuisance claims against greenhouse gas emitters. The decision solidifies … Read more