Todd D. Stern, head of the delegation, gave a media briefing shortly after arriving in Copenhagen today, 9 December. He reiterated recent commitments on greenhouse gas reductions, and asserted that legislation and regulation, rather than judicial intervention... Read More

California's immediate appeal of EPA's denial of its request for a Clean Air Act waiver to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than required by federal law is the focus of this Emerging Issues Commentary by Steven Jones, a partner with the... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Alyssa Moir and Dustin Till of Marten Law Group report that Governor Ted Kulongoski of Oregon has recently signed several energy efficiency, climate change, and renewable energy bills. These bills mandate greater energy... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Laura Fandino of the Marten Law Group discusses petitions filed by the Center for Biological Diversity seeking to have 8 coastal states institute controls to reduce acidification of their coastal waters. Each petition... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Gail H. Morse and Alexandra E. Dowling of Jenner & Block’s Chicago office trace the history of federal and state tax incentives, starting with early federal tax incentives in 1916 for fossil fuel production... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Michael Lufkin of the Marten Law Group discusses a report issued by the Washington Climate Advisory Team that contains policy recommendations and strategies for addressing climate change in Washington State. Of the... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Gail H. Morse and Alexandra E. Dowling of Jenner & Block’s Chicago office discuss federal and state tax incentives for fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles. They also examine the prospective efficacy... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Steven Jones of the Marten Law Group discusses the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), a collaboration among 13 western states, five Canadian provinces and six Mexican states to develop a regional strategy to reduce greenhouse... Read More

In this Emerging Issues commentary, Gabrielle Sigel and Michael R. Strong of Jenner & Block discuss the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule, released March 10, 2009, for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, required by an appropriations... Read More

In this Expert Commentary, Reed Rubinstein of Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Washington, D.C., office provides insight into American Petroleum Institute v. Johnson , a case in which the EPA’s efforts to circumvent by administrative rule two U.S.... Read More

In the second of a series of articles on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 (S.2191), Michael R. Strong of Jenner & Block's Chicago office and Edward F. Malone note that although this bill still faces significant hurdles, it is... Read More

“In a ground-breaking decision for global warming litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that eight states, New York City, and three land trusts could bring public nuisance claims against owners of some of the largest... Read More

“In a decision that may place even greater pressure on Congress to enact climate change legislation, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a nuisance case against five of the nation's largest utilities to proceed because no federal... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Svend Brandt-Erichsen and Dustin Till of Marten Law Group discuss a December 2008 proposal by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire to meet statewide and regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets... Read More

In this Emerging Issues Commentary, Alyssa Moir of the Marten Law Group reports on a lawsuit filed on November 8, 2007, by California against the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to compel the agency to act on a 2005 waiver request under the Clean... Read More