US Senate ratifies treaty to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

HFCs had been the ‘safer’ replacement for another damaging chemical. Now they’re on the way out under the Kigali Amendment.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 22, 2022 • ~8 min

Three reasons concrete doesn't live up to its environmental claims

Despite being a major contributor of global carbon emissions, concrete remains a popular construction material. Research suggests this needs to change.

Alice Moncaster, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, The Open University • conversation
July 29, 2022 • ~7 min

Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping action on climate change but struggled to deliver it. A legal scholar explains why a national emergency declaration should be a last resort.

Daniel Farber, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
July 21, 2022 • ~10 min

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School • conversation
July 1, 2022 • ~9 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 • ~7 min

EU law would require Big Tech to do more to combat child sexual abuse, but a key question remains: How?

The EU’s proposed regulations don’t align with existing technology. They’re likely to fail – or to break the internet as we know it.

Laura Draper, Senior Project Director at the Tech, Law & Security Program, American University • conversation
June 14, 2022 • ~8 min

Nations are pledging to create ocean preserves – how do those promises add up?

As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine protected areas shelter ocean life more effectively than others.

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Associate Professor, Oregon State University • conversation
June 9, 2022 • ~9 min

SEC proposes far-reaching climate disclosure rules for companies – here’s where the rules may be vulnerable to legal challenges

The SEC’s proposal would require companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate risks, but it’s not a done deal yet.

William M. Manson, Law Student, Penn State • conversation
March 22, 2022 • ~9 min

The Supreme Court could hamstring federal agencies' regulatory power in a high-profile air pollution case

West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.

Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
Feb. 17, 2022 • ~11 min

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