Monthly Climate Change Briefing: July 2016

When
July 11, 2016 5:00 pm — 5:30 pm
Where
Teleconference

Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of monthly conference calls with national experts on climate law and policy to keep you up to date and to answer your questions.

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Topics to be addressed in this month's call:

  • Virginia Governor issues executive order instructing the Department of Natural Resources to convene a working group to identify steps to reduce carbon emissions
  • Pennsylvania Governor signs legislation to provide legislature more time to review Clean Power Plan compliance
  • The District of Columbia Council approves an RPS of 50% by 2032
  • New Hampshire passes new laws on adaptation and issues an executive order on lead by example
  • USDA and USBR announce new funding for building drought-resistant water supplies and improving water use on farms
  • EPA's Clean Energy Incentive Program
  • Decisions in Sierra Club v. FERC, upholding FERC's NEPA review of LNG terminals
  • North Dakota v. Heydinger, striking down Minnesota's Next Generation Energy Act
  • Withdrawal of Virgin Islands AG's subpoena to Exxon
  • Texas Supreme Court rejecting takings theory for municipal liability for flooding
  • TransCanada request for arbitration under NAFTA concerning rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline
  • Quick briefing on the several pending appropriations and authorizing bills pertaining to energy and climate
  • Democratic platform on energy and climate

Speakers:
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Center for Climate Change Law
Gabriel Pacyniak, Climate Change Mitigation Program Manager, Georgetown University Climate Center
Manik Roy, formerly with the ClimateWorks Foundation
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates

Materials:
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