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🎉 Celebrating 20 years of #AB32 — CA's landmark law that established the state’s global climate leadership & first greenhouse gas reduction goal Our progress has become a blueprint for governments around the world & paved the way for a carbon neutral CA 🌎
UCLA Law students are playing a critical role in bringing attention to the 3.4B+ people lacking basic sanitation, contributing research to a U.N. report presented in Geneva. Read about the full scope of their pro bono work: law.ucla.edu/news/sanitat...
Sanitation as a human right: UCLA Law students help make the case at the U.N.
Around the globe, nearly 3.4 billion people lack access to sanitation services that are essential to the health and welfare of populations in large cities and rural communities alike, according to the...
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Cutting methane emissions from solid waste landfills is one of those rare opportunities where the task is both important and relatively affordable to accomplish. Here are some solutions for better landfill management from Türkiye to Texas. stopmethane.substack.com/p/how-can-la...
How Can Landfill Methane Emissions Be Controlled?
Here are some solutions for better landfill management from Türkiye to Texas.
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Just did some number crunching using latest (Oct 1) ECMWF seasonal data, and I must say that I've never seen such high predictive confidence in a very wet California winter. This is a truly extraordinary forecast amid a record-strength El Niño event. [Thread: please read to end.]
The #2 site on our Top 10 list is an Eddy County, NM source with an avg emission rate of 1.55 tonnes of #methane per hour—so high it nearly tied for #1. Thanks to a tip, the work of @earthworks.bsky.social and newly identified documents, we have an update. stopmethane.substack.com/p/new-detail...
New Details Revealed: EOG Resources Added to UCLA’s Top 10 List of Super-emitters in the U.S. Oil & Gas Sector
We updated our “Methane Made in America” report thanks to a tip, the work of the advocacy group Earthworks, and newly identified documents.
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This AM's oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one of Boulder’s strong answers to the “tort suits are regulation” objection went unmade. Our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social outlines the arguments. legal-planet.org/2026/10/05/t...
The Arguments We Did and Didn't Hear in Suncor v. Boulder - Legal Planet
Oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one argument went largely unmade.
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Important on-the-ground reporting by @theguardian.com about 10 sites in Turkey’s waste sector with the highest average methane emission rates as seen from space. Landfill emissions will be a top priority at COP31 in Turkey next month.
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 7d agoRevealed: the #methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey - Exclusive: #Cop31 host calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes #climatecrisis Story by me, @ruthmichaelson.com and Ayça Aldatmaz www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New from UCLA's STOP Methane Project: Reducing methane from landfills will be a focus of the UN climate conference #COP31 hosted by Turkey. Here are 10 of the biggest mitigation opportunities in that country. law.ucla.edu/news/spotlig...
Spotlight on Top Methane Sources in Turkey’s Waste Sector
Solid waste disposal sites are among the largest sources of methane emissions driving global warming. The upcoming United Nations climate conference (COP31) to be held in the Republic of Türkiye provi...
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Are you following Suncor v. Boulder? Here 5 possible outcomes that our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social analyzes as most likely in this case. legal-planet.org/2026/09/08/l...
The Legal Planet Guide to Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - Legal Planet
UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov for resharing this story about UCLA’s satellite analysis — and for leading in this space. We have an interesting update on methane super-emitters coming this week.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov · last wk.Rogues gallery of corporate “super-emitter” scoundrels.
“Suncor is not about whether climate change is real, and it’s not about who sets national emissions policy. It’s about whether a state court may hear an ordinary damages claim,” our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social tells @motherjones.com. It’s a tort case. www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Burned cattle, drought, smoke-choked pastures—and the SCOTUS case to make Exxon and Suncor pay
“Government can’t fix everything, but it's the tool we have to hold the private sector accountable.”
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Here's your one stop shop for what to expect from the blockbuster climate case coming to the Supreme Court on Monday, from @law.ucla.edu experts @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social and @carahorowitz.bsky.social. legal-planet.org/2026/09/08/l...
The Legal Planet Guide to Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - Legal Planet
UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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After weeks of suspense, Gov. Newsom signed SB 1359 and AB 2313, two bills that the @uclalawemmett.bsky.social policy analysis had identified as clear winners for ratepayers. legal-planet.org/2026/10/01/t...
Three Cheers for Two Clean Energy Victories for California - Legal Planet
After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner ene...
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After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that Gov. Newsom signed into law two key bills (SB 1359 and AB 2313) that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner energy future. legal-planet.org/2026/10/01/t...
Three Cheers for Two Clean Energy Victories for California - Legal Planet
After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner ene...
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I’ve been thinking about climate action all week thanks to a powerful presentation by @katharinehayhoe.com at UCLA about how facts and fear are not enough to mobilize. Time to talk climate - and to hit the phones w/ @environmentalvoter.bsky.social. legal-planet.org/2026/10/01/g...
Get Out the (Green) Vote - Legal Planet
Paying people for their vote in the midterms was one of those bizarre ideas that Trump floated and even some Republicans dismissed. But there is actually an incentivized Get Out the Vote effort happen...
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What to make of Xi Jinping’s tree-planting toast? Our @greenlawchina.bsky.social shares his thoughts on what could be a slight opening for environmental cooperation - from Xi's visit to DC last week. @legal-planet.org legal-planet.org/2026/10/01/f...
From Desert to Oasis? - Legal Planet
Xi Jinping's Tree-Planting Toast and the Future of U.S.-China Environmental Cooperation
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The big climate case at the Supreme Court next week, Suncor v. Boulder, is about much more than climate change. And the political fault lines aren't as obvious as they might seem. Find out why here: @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social @progressivereform.bsky.social progressivereform.org/events/oral-...
Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For - Center for Progressive Reform
On September 30, the Center for Progressive Reform hosted a webinar, “Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For.”
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UCLA’s STOP Methane Project publishes reports and user-friendly rankings of top methane emitters in various sectors thanks to the satellite data of Carbon Mapper. Our ability to do this work is about to get a rocket boost. Literally. 🚀🛰️ stopmethane.substack.com/p/new-era-of...
New Era of Methane Data Launches This Week
Here’s how to watch the scheduled Oct. 1 launch of the Tanager-2 satellite, which will provide “double the data.”
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Wow! Wise choice! Our Ted Parson, and the whole Emmett Institute, congratulates our former fellow @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social, now Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Buffalo, who was just awarded a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship. www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Holly Jean Buck
Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.
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Justice Alito's recusal from participating in Suncor, the big climate showdown at the Supreme Court could have little impact on the outcome or it could boost the potential for a 4–4 split that affirms the Colorado ruling without setting a national precedent. legal-planet.org/2026/09/08/l...
The Legal Planet Guide to Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - Legal Planet
UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation just issued new fuel economy standards. When first proposed, our resident fuel economy expert Ann Carlson described the standards as ‘audaciously, aggressively awful.” The final standards are too, she explains. A thread ⬇️
The Trump administration’s new CAFE standards actually make cars LESS fuel efficient, defy Congressional intent, and increase air and climate pollution, as our Faculty Director Ann Carlson explains. legal-planet.org/2026/09/28/w...
Who Cares About Affordability and Gas Prices? Not DOT - Legal Planet
The Trump administration's new CAFE standards actually make cars LESS fuel efficient, defy Congressional intent, and increase pollution.
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Facing climate disasters, the GCF Task Force is putting the network theory of governance into practice. legal-planet.org/2026/09/28/w...
By Our Powers Combined, We Are Captain Planet
I don’t need to tell you that the last several months have seen an increasing number of climate-related disasters, including severe heatwaves throughout Europe and droughts that are impacting water su...
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Thank you everyone who shared news from NYCW. I stayed home and read books including “The Carbon Wave” by @leahstokes.bsky.social, which is a fantastic page-turner, insider tell-all, legislative history, memoir and blueprint for climate policymakers next time around! legal-planet.org/2026/09/24/i...
I Skipped NY Climate Week and Read These Books Instead - Legal Planet
Go read "The Carbon Wave" by Leah Stokes. The Drain is a roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
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The waiver wars heat up. “We’re in uncharted territory” our Ann Carlson says. “That includes complicated questions about separation of powers. We have the judiciary, the executive, and Congress all involved in questions of the exercise of administrative authority.” ⬇️ www.latimes.com/environment/...
California rules on air pollution from ships under challenge
The Trump administration asked Congress to reverse California's authority to address shipping pollution, and the House agreed.
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We have an update to our “Methane Made in America” report that involves an intrepid professor, a public records act request, and a delay waiting for an off-road vehicle. Let us explain! stopmethane.substack.com/p/mystery-so...
“Mystery Solved!” How Satellite Data Helped Identify a Methane Gas Leak in Kentucky
We have an update to our “Methane Made in America” report that involves an intrepid professor, a public records act request, and a delay waiting for an off-road vehicle.
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WATCH: Our Prof. Alejandro Camacho @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social joined @emdashsanders.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org and @pointsourcenews.org for this helpful briefing on the climate case Suncor v. Boulder heading to SCOTUS in a couple weeks. coveringclimatenow.org/event/suncor...
Suncor v. Boulder: The Climate Showdown at the Supreme Court — Covering Climate Now
The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...
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"We can’t have an affordable California without smart climate policy." Our Deputy Director Julia Stein has thoughts on this last session of the California State Legislature and some previews for the issues awaiting the next governor. legal-planet.org/2026/09/22/w...
Whither the Governor’s Mansion? - Legal Planet
Some big environmental battles are brewing in Sacramento. But where will the next Governor stand?
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Young women and girls in the Ecuadorian Amazon have fought for years to stop harmful gas flaring in Ecuador. Two law clinics from UCLA just filed a brief in their case, known as the Mecheros case. law.ucla.edu/news/ucla-la... ⬇️
