A year ago I retired from the active practice and teaching of environmental law to pursue a lifelong dream of sailing a small boat around the world. For me, it is a way of seeing some of the great places on earth while...more
The Obama administration adopted the Clean Power Plan to reduce power sector greenhouse gas emissions in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement climate accord. The Clean Power Plan invoked Clean Air Act §...more
3/4/2021
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Power Plants
One thing that is clear from the 2020 election: the Senate will remain closely divided, with slim majority control to be determined by the two January Senate runoff races in Georgia. President Elect Biden has announced the...more
In the late 1980s, when I was an associate at the environmental boutique law firm of Berle, Kass, and Case in New York City, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and John Cronin came to visit the firm to discuss a new project they had...more
8/8/2019
/ Citizen Suits ,
Clean Water Act ,
Enforcement Programs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Grass Roots Organizations ,
Legal History ,
Permits ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
RCRA ,
Rivers ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Water ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Quality