James Inhofe: Defender of Science?
Courtesy of the Washington Post, Senator James Inofe (R-OK), noted climate change "skeptic" who denounces leading scientists as alarmist, on yesterday's polar bear ruling:"It's unfortunate that the...
View ArticleEPA Dances Around Request to Curb Greenhouse Gases from Refineries
This afternoon, E&E News (subscription req.) is reporting that the EPA-- responding to a court order-- has issued new regulations to reduce air pollution from petroleum refineries. But there's a...
View ArticleMore on Inhofe and Science
Apropos to yesterday's item about Senator Inhofe's reaction to a federal judge's polar-bears smackdown of the Bush administration, Desmogblog catches the Senator's press blog hailing a new scientific...
View ArticleBlame California! And Other State (And International!) News
--The idea that state action in the U.S. would have reverberations beyond our borders continues to gain demonstrative weight, courtesy of British Columbia moving to adopt California's clean-cars...
View ArticleYet Another Silver Lining, Courtesy of NHTSA This Time
California officials were rather steamed last week after the Bush administration announced new fuel economy rules that claim to preempt state action limiting auto emissions-- going so far as to...
View ArticleMary, Mary: The EPA's Buggin'
Normally, yesterday's sudden ouster of EPA Midwest regional administrator Mary Gade-- a political appointee and active Republican who reportedly clashed with Administrator Stephen Johnson and other...
View ArticleSebelius Wins Again...But Big Coal Blackmails a "Hail Mary"
As most readers are probably aware, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has held off a third attempt to reverse her administration's rejection of two coal-fired plants, with the Kansas House failing to...
View ArticleGingrich, McCain and the Push for Climate-Unfriendly Judges
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in the midst of a campaign to cast himself as a serious voice for meeting the challenge of global warming-- see Joe Romm and David Roberts for some skepticism...
View ArticleThey're Finally Done in Kansas...
...well, almost done. Kansas' state legislature adjourned last night, exhausted but having tucked language to authorize two new CO2-burning coal plants into an economic development package. The...
View ArticleAuto Industry to Arnold: Let's Make Nice, At Least Outside the Courtroom
Automakers continue to doggedly pursue every legal angle they can for holding up California's clean-cars efforts, but they've decided to sit down with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and consider ways...
View ArticleCities Deliver an Energy Smackdown! and More State Climate News
--We wish we'd had more time to blog about Juliet Eilperin's excellent feature story from last Sunday's Washington Post, which documented state and local efforts to tie growth efforts to mitigating...
View ArticleJanet Napolitano and the Chamber of Inconvenient Truths
Yesterday, Arizona lawmakers set up a likely showdown with Governor Janet Napolitano over global warming, though they conveniently don't see it that way. In passing legislation to overturn the state's...
View ArticleEPA Waiver Challenge: More Delay
On May 12, EPA filed a motion to transfer California's challenge to EPA's waiver denial from the Ninth Circuit to the D.C. Circuit. This is EPA's second attempt to nix the Ninth Circuit appeal. (It...
View ArticleSenator Boxer Moving Bill to Overturn California Waiver Decision
The Detroit News is reporting that as early as next Tuesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will consider Senator Barbara Boxer's bill, S.2555, that would reverse the EPA's thwarting...
View ArticleDOI's Polar Bear Listing: Turning a Pit Bull into a Poodle
Posted by Tim DowlingOver at the Georgetown Law Faculty Blog, environmental law scholar extraordinaire Lisa Heinzerling has this post discussing the Department of the Interior's listing of the polar...
View ArticleInsulted EPA Files "Pathetic" Response to Mandamus Petition
Late yesterday (very late, we are told), the EPA filed its formal opposition to the Massachusetts v. EPA plaintiffs'mandamus petition, which asked the court to order an endangerment finding for...
View ArticleNapolitano Stands Tall, Minnesota Falters, and Other State Climate News
--As predicted, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has vetoed legislation that would have prevented state agencies from participating in regional climate agreements and overturned the enactment of...
View ArticleWaxman v. Johnson: More of This Please
We've been tied up the last couple of days with some exciting developments that will lead to Warming Law's definite benefit and improvement, so apologies for the light posting. But we definitely wanted...
View ArticleOne Small Step: CA Waiver Bill Passes Out of Committee
This morning, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance S.2555, which would reverse EPA's waiver denial and allow California (along with 13 other states) to set its own...
View ArticleWeekly Round-Up: Game Over in Kansas
--The Kansas coal battle is over for now, legislatively speaking, as the industry's legislative allies have decided against trying to override Governor Kathleen Sebelius' latest veto. The battle now...
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