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COVER STORY ❧ Trump and Congress plan to trim back the Democrats’ environmental achievements, decrying the cost to business and consumers and substituting what GOP leaders argue is more savvy regulation. They may succeed, but there are numerous obstacles in their path.

About the Stay -- and the Fate of the Clean Power Plan

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Author

Scott Fulton

Current Issue

May-June 2016

Issue

Scott Fulton on the stay of the Clean Power Plan.

Reviewing the Clean Power Plan — and the Fate of the Paris Agreement

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Author

Richard Lazarus - Howard J. and Katherine W. Aibel Professor of Law at Harvard University

Howard J. and Katherine W. Aibel Professor of Law at Harvard University

Current Issue

March-April 2016

Issue

Reviewing the Clean Power Plan — and the fate of the Paris Agreement after the courts review rule.

Are Market Mechanisms Moral?

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Morality Matters at the Climate Conference

Climate Policy Requires Markets — and Equity

Markets Alone Can't Produce Social Justice

Markets Are Mostly Moral — But It Depends

Markets Can Be Socially Responsible

Tapping Our Better Nature to Solve Global Woes

Author

Leslie Carothers - Environmental Law Institute

Joel Darmstadter - Resources for the Future

Caroline Farrell - Center on Race, Poverty, and The Environment

Stephen F. Harper - Intel Corporation

Bob Perciasepe - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Lucia A. Silecchia - Catholic University of America

Environmental Law Institute

Resources for the Future

Center on Race, Poverty, and The Environment

Intel Corporation

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Catholic University of America

Current Issue

March-April 2016

Issue

While using all available tools may seem wise when faced with the formidable challenges presented by climate change, there are moral authorities — including Pope Francis — who have cautioned against blind acceptance of one popular approach, market-based mechanisms.

Growing the Grid

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Author

Peter Behr - EnergyWire

EnergyWire

Current Issue

November/December 2015

Issue

The Clean Power Plan’s success hinges on reformation of the transmission lines that link generators and consumers of electrical energy. Congress has the responsibility for creating a durable policy framework for the 21st century’s power infrastructure.

Climate Canaries

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Author

Barry E. Hill - Vermont Law School

Caitlin O'Sullivan -

Vermont Law School

Current Issue

November/December 2015

Issue

The people of Bangladesh are already suffering from the effects of global warming, serving as an early-warning indicator of its ultimate imprint on humanity as a whole. But for right now, the developed world owes the poor countries assistance in their struggle.