Law professor Ann Carlson got at the lawsuits in the Post; they are a hot topic right now. One of the carbon tax bills being backed by (a few, retired) Republicans contains within it a provision that would permanently shield fossil fuel companies from legal climate liability, which is why most envir
distractions, and distortions are less likely to gain traction. Courts do hold the parties to higher standards of how they use science and evidence than [a legislature] certainly is held to, agrees Ann Carlson, an environmental law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. If
Date: Apr 05, 2018
Category: World
Source: Google
Shell Grappled With Climate Change 20 Years Ago, Documents Show
for about the same amount of time. The release of the documents could influence the lawsuits filed by eight cities and counties against oil companies for contributing to sea-level rise, said Ann Carlson, co-director of the UCLA School of Laws Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Date: Apr 05, 2018
Category: World
Source: Google
The 'single biggest assault' against environmental policies?
regulations, not every policy President Barack Obama put in place can be easily overturned. So, what is within reach for the president and Congress, regarding federal environmental policies? Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at the University of California, Los Angeles, has a few answers:
There is a long tradition in the courts in deferring the complex decisions that EPA makes in implementing the Clean Air Act, said Ann Carlson, a University of California Los Angeles professor and supporter of the rule.
Date: Sep 25, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has a record of restraint, not of activism
Garland "is almost always deferential to agency interpretations of statutes," UCLA law professor Ann Carlson wrote Monday, adding that his record "at least suggests he is likely to uphold the president's signature climate initiative, the Clean Power Plan."
For example, Ann Carlson, the author of the Legal Planet article, says Sanders changes would cause significant delay in [the CPPs] implementation simply because of the procedural requirements of notice and comment.
For additional perspectives and background on the case, see these posts at Legal Planet by Dan Farber, Ann Carlson, and Richard Frank. The full range of briefs, and additional commentary, are also available on SCOTUSBlog.