All posts in tag: air pollution

Holly Doremus Gina McCarthy to be nominated as EPA head

Holly Doremus, professor of law | 3/4/13 | One comment

As predicted by Cara Horowitz recently, it’s being widely reported (for example here) this morning (March 4) that Gina McCarthy, currently EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, is Obama’s pick to succeed Lisa Jackson as EPA Administrator.

Cara sees this appointment as a good thing for EPA’s … More >

Daniel Kammen Coal-rich Kosovo can lead on clean energy, with forward-looking international cooperation

Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy | 3/13/12 | 5 comments

Over the past decade, plans for 160 new coal fired power plants in the United States have been scrapped, largely due to rising costs and an inability to compete in today’s energy markets. That’s because the cost of once-“expensive” clean energy has fallen dramatically, while “cheap” fossil fuels are increasingly … More >

Dan Farber Air pollution levels in China

Dan Farber, professor of law | 2/6/12 | 4 comments

The Economist commissioned a study of particulate pollution in China, using estimates based on satellite data.  The results are predictably grim:

World Health Organisation guidelines suggest that PM2.5 levels above ten micrograms per cubic metre are unsafe. The boffins have found (as the map shows) that almost every Chinese province has … More >

Dan Farber When we found the right words

Dan Farber, professor of law | 10/19/11 | 2 comments

It’s hard to talk about something if you don’t have the right words to designate it easily.  So it’s interesting to look for the first appearance for some of the key words in the legal literature.  Presumably, this words were in non-legal use a bit earlier, but … More >

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