Around the globe, nearly 3.4 billion people lack access to sanitation services that are essential to the health and welfare of populations in large cities and rural communities alike, according to the...

Here are some solutions for better landfill management from Türkiye to Texas.

We updated our “Methane Made in America” report thanks to a tip, the work of the advocacy group Earthworks, and newly identified documents.

Oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one argument went largely unmade.

Solid waste disposal sites are among the largest sources of methane emissions driving global warming. The upcoming United Nations climate conference (COP31) to be held in the Republic of Türkiye provi...

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Government can’t fix everything, but it's the tool we have to hold the private sector accountable.”

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner ene...

After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner ene...

Paying people for their vote in the midterms was one of those bizarre ideas that Trump floated and even some Republicans dismissed. But there is actually an incentivized Get Out the Vote effort happen...

Xi Jinping's Tree-Planting Toast and the Future of U.S.-China Environmental Cooperation

On September 30, the Center for Progressive Reform hosted a webinar, “Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For.”

Here’s how to watch the scheduled Oct. 1 launch of the Tanager-2 satellite, which will provide “double the data.”

Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Trump administration's new CAFE standards actually make cars LESS fuel efficient, defy Congressional intent, and increase pollution.

I don’t need to tell you that the last several months have seen an increasing number of climate-related disasters, including severe heatwaves throughout Europe and droughts that are impacting water su...

Go read "The Carbon Wave" by Leah Stokes. The Drain is a roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

The Trump administration asked Congress to reverse California's authority to address shipping pollution, and the House agreed.

We have an update to our “Methane Made in America” report that involves an intrepid professor, a public records act request, and a delay waiting for an off-road vehicle.

 The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...

Some big environmental battles are brewing in Sacramento. But where will the next Governor stand?

Two UCLA Law clinics represent experts in a long-running case that seeks to stop harmful gas flaring in Ecuador.

Guest contributors V. Ram Ramanathan, Durwood Zaelke, and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco write that we can, and must, cut the rate of warming by 30% to 50%.

The U.S. supply system for liquefied natural gas keeps growing, and so does the ability to observe America’s methane emissions from satellites. This report spotlights fifteen of the highest-emitting m...

As Gov. Gavin Newsom’s term ends, these AB 2313 and SB 1359 present an opportunity to promote ratepayer affordability.

Remember rolling blackouts in California? At least at this point, they appear to be a thing of the past. Earlier today, I noticed a tweet from Cody Hill, who refers to himself as a “batteries and clea...

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Trump administration's efforts to use the Congressional Review Act against previously approved clean air waivers has run into judicial trouble.

Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is having none of EPA’s shenanigans in the agency’s most recent attempt to revoke four of California’s waivers to cut polluti...

California is staring down a rare convergence of threats. The Drain is a roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

AB 2385 would have helped local governments prepare for disaster recovery, but the bill failed to make it out of committee.

Congressmember Andy Ogles of Tennessee is a zit on the face of American politics: a white nationalist and Islamophobe who started out as a flunkie for the Koch Brothers and lied about his credentials ...

The academic talks about whether China’s experience shows there can be such a thing as ‘good environmental authoritarianism’, and what the U.S. could learn from its approach to green policy.

JAPA reviewers share their takes on books about the importance of garden apartments, lessons from LA’s smog problem, poverty in the suburbs, gentrification, and more.