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Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: California Court of Appeal Decision Could Allow for Greater Consideration of Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Impact Reports
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Adam Riedel, CCCL Associate Director and Fellow How and to what extent predicted future, physical impacts from climate change should be considered in environmental impact reports (EIRs) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has... Read More

Tags: future impact , California Environmental Quality Act , environmental impact reports , Adam Riedel , Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority , Climate Change , population growth , climate models , baseline , Columbia Law Climate Change , Air Quality

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: California Air Resources Board Adopts Regional Cap-and-Trade Program
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Julia Dobtsis, JD Candidate, 2012, Cornell Law School On October 20, 2011, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the adoption its long awaited Air Resources Board Emissions Trading Program. The state-administered program is the... Read More

Tags: clean technology , Adam Riedel , Julia Dobtsis , CARB , emissions , clean power , California Air Resources Board , cap and trade , greenhouse gases