Administrative Law Acts as a Wall to Trump Administration’s Rollback of Obama-Era Environmental Regulations.  By: Anonymous Since the early days of his campaign, President Trump has promised to rollback Obama-era environmental regulations,[1] and the strides made by President Obama in addressing climate change. Trump’s main soundbite was how “stupid” and “job killing” the Clean PowerContinue reading Administrative Law Acts as a Wall to Trump Administration’s Rollback of Obama-Era Environmental Regulations.

Juliana v. United States: Do the kids have a chance? By: Olivia Molodanof   In August 2015, twenty-one children ages 10 to 21 from all over the country filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the United States government in the District of Oregon.[1] The young Plaintiffs claim constitutional violations of due process, equal protection, andContinue reading Juliana v. United States: Do the kids have a chance? By: Olivia Molodanof

United States Moving Backwards: China Takes Lead in Electric Cars By: Joe Dietrich In its pursuit of a tax break for Americans, the House GOP missed a chance to compete with China in the market for electric vehicles. The House tax bill eliminated the $7,500 tax credit for purchasers of an electric vehicle.[1] While electricContinue reading United States Moving Backwards: China Takes Lead in Electric Cars

Taking on the Fossil Fuel Industry: Why California’s Public Nuisance Lawsuits May Succeed Where Others have Failed By Kimberly Willis   On September 19, 2017, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies—Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP—for public nuisance.[1] Together, these five oil companies are responsible for 7.4% of globalContinue reading Taking on the Fossil Fuel Industry: Why California’s Public Nuisance Lawsuits May Succeed Where Others have Failed By Kimberly Willis

MISERY LOVES (renewable) COMPANY By Caroline Lavenue Energy production and, in turn, energy consumption grows year-after-year. In 2012, total U.S. energy production was 79 quadrillion Btu, and in 2016, total U.S. energy production grew to 97.5 quadrillion Btu—a 23.4% increase in only 4 years (compared to a national population growth of 2.89%)! Daniel Wood, USContinue reading MISERY LOVES (renewable) COMPANY By Caroline Lavenue

Check out these amazing environmental organizations! Audubon California, http://ca.audubon.org California Coastal Commission, http://coast4u.org California League of Conservation Voters, www.ecovote.org/ Center for Environmental Law, www.ciel.org/ Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, www.celdf.org/ Earth Island Institute, http://earthisland.org Earthjustice, www.earthjustice.org Eastern Environmental Law Center, www.easternenvironmental.org/ Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, https://law.uoregon.edu/explore/enr Environmental Defense, www.edf.org/ Environmental Law Concentration atContinue reading Good Links

The following is a list of suggested reading from Deanna Spooner, co-founding editor of HELJ: Native Hawaiian Law: A Treatise (Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie, Ed.) What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action (Per Espen Stoknes) Baker, J.A., The Peregrine Bakker, Elna, and Gordy Slack,Continue reading Good Reads

Good Hikes! Below are links to some special places — but what we really need are your descriptions and stories about recent hikes!  Where have you gone, what have you seen, who went with you?  Comment and share your favorite hikes! Butano State Park (Yay, redwoods!) San Mateo County: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=536 Calero County Park, Santa ClaraContinue reading Good Hikes