"Because of inadequate action by China, the world’s largest emitter, and the dramatic backtracking of the U.S., the 2nd largest, we are likely to see the impacts of climate change arriving with greater regularity and severity." Q&A w/ @greenlawchina.bsky.social www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/02/a...

Alex Wang on What China Gets Right — and Wrong — on the Environment - The Wire China

The academic talks about whether China’s experience shows there can be such a thing as ‘good environmental authoritarianism’, and what the U.S. could learn from its approach to green policy.

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This list of "5 Books to Supercharge Your Skillset This Summer" recommends our Ann Carlson's 'Smog & Sunshine' for all graduate students in policy and planning and environmental policy practitioners. www.planning.org/planning/202...

5 Books to Supercharge Your Skillset This Summer

JAPA reviewers share their takes on books about the importance of garden apartments, lessons from LA’s smog problem, poverty in the suburbs, gentrification, and more.

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Several of our faculty and partners will speak at next week's Road to 2028 Summit Series at LACI, which brings together policymakers, athletes, and others to drive sustainable action, cleaner air and stronger communities, in LA and beyond for decades to come. Join us! laincubator.org/roadto2028/

The 9th Circuit upheld SCAQMD's zero-NOx emission standard for appliances, "and it did so in a way that continues to build momentum for efforts to move away from fossil-fuel-powered appliances," writes @uclalawemmett.bsky.social's @carahorowitz.bsky.social: legal-planet.org/2026/07/07/n... 🔌💡

Ninth Circuit Upholds South Coast Zero-NOx Emission Standard for Appliances - Legal Planet

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just limited EPCA preemption. The decision is a huge and important win for clean air.

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Good news: The Ninth Circuit just upheld an important air pollution rule, and it did so in a way that continues to build momentum for efforts to move away from fossil-fuel-powered appliances. Excuse the wonkiness but limiting EPCA preemption is a huge win for clean air. 🧵⬇️

The Ninth Circuit limiting EPCA preemption is a huge and important win for clean air, Cara Horowitz writes. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/07/07/n...

Ninth Circuit Upholds South Coast Zero-NOx Emission Standard for Appliances - Legal Planet

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just limited EPCA preemption. The decision is a huge and important win for clean air.

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Smog 🌫️+ sunshine ☀️ = LA's infamous air pollution. Our Ann Carlson joined Spectrum News to talk about her book "Smog and Sunshine" and how LA cleaned up its air. spectrumnews1.com/ca/la/inside...

🎙️ Hot new pod: the Modern Law Library podcast features our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social and his "Lessons for a Warming Planet" co-author Brigham Daniels talking about everything from the Cuyahoga River fires to what Nixon really thought of environmentalists. legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/mod...

'Lessons for a Warming Planet' offers hope and cautions - Legal Talk Network

Environmental law in the United States can be a double-edged sword. "I think that when people think about environmental law, very frequently what they Discover insightful episodes on Legal Talk Networ...

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PG&E is the first investor-owned utility in California to propose a tariff specific to large-load customers like data centers, so the proceeding is attracting attention from ratepayer advocacy groups. Here's how they say the CPUC can ensure that ratepayers benefit. legal-planet.org/2026/06/29/a...

A Tariff on Data Centers Could Help Them Pay Their Fair Share - Legal Planet

California could design a rate structure for large load customers to join the electric grid without burdening ratepayers.

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We have analysis on the flurry of new action in PG&E's proposal for an electric tariff bill specific to large-load customers (read: data centers).

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#1 in our new “Energy Corner” series from @uclalawemmett.bsky.social, a look at how California could design a rate structure for large load customers to join the electric grid without burdening ratepayers. legal-planet.org/2026/06/29/a...

Bayer just got the litigation relief it was looking for in the Monsanto Roundup case. Here's what is (and is not) surprising about the decision, according to our William Boyd, an expert on toxics and environmental law. ☠️1/5

If you follow decarbonization, you'll be interested to know the California Public Utilities Commission has released its long-awaited proposed decision on its plans to implement the SB 1221 pilot program, and that proposal is…disappointing. @denisegrab.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/06/24/c...

CPUC Proposed Decision Risks Derailing Gas Transition - Legal Planet

California passed a promising Neighborhood Decarbonization Program. The CPUC’s plan for implementing SB 1221 sets it up to fail.

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California passed a promising Neighborhood Decarbonization Program. But the CPUC’s current plan for implementing it sets SB 1221 up to fail. Our @denisegrab.bsky.social has proposals for how to get the program in better shape to deliver. legal-planet.org/2026/06/24/c...

CPUC Proposed Decision Risks Derailing Gas Transition - Legal Planet

California passed a promising Neighborhood Decarbonization Program. The CPUC’s plan for implementing SB 1221 sets it up to fail.

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The Supreme Court has sided with Monsanto. Our William Boyd wrote after arguments that although the business press suggested some of the Justices were skeptical of the company’s arguments, the overall tenor suggested that the Court was clearly leaning in its favor. legal-planet.org/2026/04/27/r...

Roundup at the Supreme Court - Legal Planet

Bayer and its allies in the Trump Administration got their day in court and the Supreme Court is clearly leaning in Bayer’s favor.

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👀The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is before the California Senate's energy committee next Tuesday. It’s the “biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session” according to @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social earthjustice.org/experts/matt...

Californians Deserve to Choose the Energy Source for their Homes — a New Bill Would Give Them the Freedom and Funds to Do So

The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is the biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session

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The UN Secretary General is calling for global action on #methane. Here’s how recent UCLA reports are putting the spotlight on landfills and leading to action from Mumbai to Bekasi to Santiago. stopmethane.substack.com/p/action-on-...

Action on Methane from Landfills: More Results from the Ground

The United Nations is calling for global action on methane. Here’s how recent UCLA reports are putting the spotlight on landfills.

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Good reporting from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social on the warehouse fire. He quotes our Prof. Ann Carlson on the lasting legacy of Mothers of East Los Angeles. "And yet the Eastside continues to have to fight for the basic right of being able to live in clean neighborhoods," Arellano writes.

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MY LATEST @latimes.com ‬⁩ ESSENTIAL CALIFORNIA NEWSLETTER: The Boyle Heights fire is latest pollution crisis to affect L.A.'s Eastside. Share, porfas!

The field of SRM keeps growing. This month, UCLA’s ESI Project co-hosted a science-policy dialogue with Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social #SolarGeoengineering #ClimateChange #ClimateGovernance legal-planet.org/2026/06/16/l...

Legislating Sunlight Reflection in Latin America and the Caribbean - Legal Planet

UCLA’s ESI Project just co-hosted a science-policy dialogue with Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians.

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Laying off 2 climate journalists and killing the Climate Desk is a step backward for NPR. The good news: local public radio stations are still doing climate journalism. These 33 local climate reporters are still at it. @coveringclimatenow.org @sammyroth.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/06/16/n...

NPR Cut Its Climate Desk. These 33 Local Climate Reporters Are Still at It - Legal Planet

Laying off 2 climate journalists is a step backward for NPR. The good news is that local radio stations are still doing climate journalism.

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Headed to London Climate Action Week? Here's a roundup of recent developments and news that explain why #methane pollution is a focus of the event. stopmethane.substack.com/p/methane-ne...

Methane News Ahead of London Climate Week

Global attention to methane pollution is growing thanks to several international meetings. Here’s a roundup of recent news developments on methane.

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In her new book, "Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air," Ann Carlson – UCLA Law professor and faculty director of the @uclalawemmett.bsky.social – explores the hazy history and offers a brighter outlook. law.ucla.edu/news/smog-an... #EnvironmentalLaw

‘Smog and Sunshine’: Ann Carlson discusses her new book about the air in L.A.

In her new book, Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air, Ann Carlson explores the hazy history of smog in Los Angeles and offers a brighter outlook.

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Look at our Class of 2026 and you see why #UCLA is among the #1 environmental law programs worldwide. Friends and families traveled from all over the world to toast their J.D. and LL.M. graduates. 🎉🌲🎓 @law.ucla.edu

Hi from Panama City. We're here to brief 39 lawmakers from 12+ countries around the region on the law, policy, and governance implications of large-scale interventions in major Earth systems, like sunlight reflection or #SRM, in partnership with @degrees.ngo

Voters in Monterey Park in LA County just became the first in California to vote on a full-fledged ban on data centers. It's the one unifying political issue in 2026. legal-planet.org/2026/06/03/o...

One Big Loser in the California Primary is Already Clear - Legal Planet

There is one primary race where the loser is already clear: data centers. The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news

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When I posted this week that NPR is shrinking its climate reporting staff it got a big reaction on here. Please help me also share that there remain dozens of climate & energy reporters at LOCAL public media outlets all across the U.S. whose work deserves props and support. Here are 20. Plz repost!

Yosemite and other iconic national parks are getting crowded for summer. Here are some underrated parks and public lands in the U.S. that our UCLA Emmett Institute faculty and staff recommend. Happy trails!

If you don't plan to celebrate America's 250th birthday by visiting ornamental fountains in D.C. or watching UFC fighters spar outside the White House, here are some picks for the best parks and public lands from my colleagues at the @uclalawemmett.bsky.social. legal-planet.org/2026/05/28/n...

America the Beautiful — Not Beautification Projects - Legal Planet

Oh, what a time to be an American! The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

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If you want a deep dive into the history of how Los Angeles cleaned up its air, check out this interview with Ann from Monday @kalwradio.bsky.social. I also highly recommend her new book on the subject.

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Our Ann Carlson joined @ethanelkind.bsky.social on "Your Call" to tell the story of fierce policy battles—and the scientists, lawyers, community members, and public officials who took on major polluters to clear the air in Los Angeles. 👂⬇️ www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

Our Ann Carlson joined @ethanelkind.bsky.social on "Your Call" to tell the story of fierce policy battles—and the scientists, lawyers, community members, and public officials who took on major polluters to clear the air in Los Angeles. 👂⬇️ www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

"The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air"

In "Smog and Sunshine," Professor Ann Carlson recounts policy battles and the scientists, activists, and public officials who took on major polluters to save their city.

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Will oil companies convince the Supreme Court to block state courts from considering holding the companies liable for climate-related damages? Our Prof. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social writes that this effort misreads the U.S. Constitution. theconversation.com/the-us-const...

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.

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