Blaming foreigners and immigrants just distracts from a regressive fiscal switch that lowers tax burdens for those at the top while increasing tax burdens for 80%+ of population, driving higher deficits. For more, see piie.com/publications/p… and piie.com/blogs/realtime…

In today’s Los Angeles Times Sports section: My column calling out the Dodgers Foundation for taking money from fossil fuel companies that own some of the Los Angeles area’s most polluting oil refineries and using it to sponsor health & education programs for kids: latimes.com/environment/ne…

Four UCLA Law professors have received appointments to endowed faculty chairs. Congratulations to Rick Hasen, Jerry Kang, Angela R. Riley, and Alex Wang. 🎉 #LawTwitter law.ucla.edu/news/four-prof…

Our July newsletter is out! See what we’re up to: 💰New funding for our Advancing Methane Regulations 💻Media debrief on losing the Chevron doctrine 👏Welcome to Brennon Mendez 🌎GCF Task Force in Oslo 🌟Student spotlight Check out our July newsletter: mailchi.mp/law.ucla.edu/e…

UCLA loES has secured a $3M grant to tackle extreme heat in Los Angeles 🔥 The LARC #HEAT campaign will protect vulnerable communities from rising temps, collaborating with 75+ public health experts & tribal leaders. LA Public Health @ucla ucla.in/3Xagc5s

CA has groundbreaking goals to require automakers to sell, and large fleets to purchase, zero-emission trucks and buses in increasing percentages. But the state must address some urgent challenges to get there. New report from us & Center for Law, Energy & the Environment law.ucla.edu/news/fueling-f…

The epic transportation reboot needed to pull off a "car-free" 2028 Olympics will be hard, but it may be possible if existing incentives are used to their full extent. Our Mary Nichols explains how it could be done in this new Op Ed with Matt Petersen latimes.com/opinion/story/…

New report: "Fueling & Financing Addressing the Urgent Challenges Facing Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicle Deployment," based on literature review and 2 workshops with stakeholders, offers policy recommendations for state agencies. law.ucla.edu/news/fueling-f…..

Coal advocates offer troubling new grounds for the Supreme Court to stay EPA’s carbon pollution standards. Here's 4 reasons why SCOTUS granting a stay here would be "crossing a new line." legal-planet.org/2024/08/23/cle…

TFW you're a top environmental law program that also happens to be surrounded by natural beauty. So nice to be back to classes UCLA School of Law this week.

Now that the California legislative session has wrapped, in an unusually rushed fashion, the ball is in the Governor’s hands. Here are some of the environmental bills he could sign by September 30. legal-planet.org/2024/09/04/env…

Oil and gas interests want to weaponize case law from the CA Supreme Court. AB 3233 by Assem. Dawn Addis clarifies the scope of local authority over drilling operations. Now on to the Gov. legal-planet.org/2024/03/25/new…