Collaborating for a Greener Future: How Colorado Encourages Better Energy Decisions

June 14, 2018

Most states have separate agencies responsible for environmental protection and energy planning, making collaboration between agencies a necessity to ensure that energy and environmental decisions do not undermine the achievement of one anotherā€™s goals. Collaboration between agencies promotes efficient planning, a clearer understanding of issues and solutions, and greater accountability...

2018 GWC Summer Conference

June 8, 2018

Event video Presentations Day 1-Session 1 Gil Barth-Essential Science Leonard Konikow-Western Groundwater Sharon Megdal-The Governance Conundrum Presentations Day 1-Session 2 Bonnie Colby-Groundwater Trading Cleave Simpson-Rio Grande/San Luis Valley Sam Routson-Diamond Valley Mike Young-Diamond Valley Sam Routson and Mike Young Documents Diamond Valley Groundwater Management Plan Sharing Groundwater Unbundling Water Rights...

Seminar

ā€œThe Shock of the Realā€: Twelve Law ĄÖ²„“«Ć½, Nine Days, and One Unforgettable Adventure

May 29, 2018

ā€œOut there is a different world, older and greater and deeper by far than ours, a world which surrounds and sustains the little world of men as sea and sky surround and sustain a ship. The shock of the real . . . For a few moments we discover that...

Amid Coal-Plant Closures, Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe Face Economic Transition

May 18, 2018

Despite President Trumpā€™s promise to end ā€œthe war on coal,ā€ the Hopi and Navajo Nations are facing the inevitable transition away from a coal-dependent economy due to the upcoming closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) and Kayenta Mine. The Trump administration maintains that its policies will revive coal. However,...

Advising the EPA: The Insidious Undoing of Expert Government

May 1, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Harvard Law Review Blog The modern administrative state was built on the promise of expertise. As James Landis argued in his New Deal-era defense of the bureaucracy, expert agencies are needed to effectively oversee the behavior of sophisticated industry actors. Consistent with Landisā€™s vision,...

The Looming Battle over the Antiquities Act

April 24, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Harvard Law Review Blog On December 4, 2017, President Trump announced his long-anticipated decisions to shrink two major national monuments in southern Utah. Trump shrunk the Bears Ears National Monument designated by President Obama at the end of 2016 from 1.35 million acres to...

Saving Coal: A Tale of Two Agencies

April 17, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Harvard Law Review Blog Generating electricity from coal is a dirty business. Coal mining and power production release toxic heavy metals like mercury, respiratory irritants like sulfur dioxide and particulates, and large volumes of heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Nevertheless, the current...

Can Tribes and Environmental Groups Ensure Agencies Properly Evaluate Private Interests on Public Lands?

April 10, 2018

After a long history of disposal and extractive exploitation on federal public lands, Congress codified protection of broader public values by passing comprehensive reform in the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976. A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit calls into question the ability of parties with...

Women in Energy Law and Regulation Conference

Oct. 29, 2017

This conference brought together women in electricity law and regulation to discuss the most pressing questions facing legislators and regulators today. Each of the panel topics was selected for its relevance in ongoing debates about the right way to structure and implement legal oversight of the electricity system. The event...

Schultz Lectureship in Energy ā€“ 2017

Oct. 22, 2017

The State of U.S. Energy Policy Following the Paris Agreement: Who is Leading? Colette Honorable, Former FERC Commissioner, Partner Reed Smith LLP The 2017 Schultz Lecture focused on the evolution of energy policy in the U.S. and beyond following the Paris Agreement and the 2016 presidential election. The presentation highlighted...

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