All posts in tag: EPA

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 >

Dan Farber The GOP platform and the environment

Dan Farber, professor of law | 8/30/12 | One comment

With some effort, I was able to find full text of the platform. Not surprisingly, the basic thrust is to relax limits on industry. The energy provisions correspond to Romney’s recent proclamations — more drilling in more places, less regulation of coal, etc. On the environment, the basic message is … More >

George Lakoff Romney, Ryan, and the Devil’s budget: Will America keep its soul?

George Lakoff, professor of linguistics | 8/23/12 | 10 comments

Coauthored with Glenn Smith

America was born with a great soul, a moral view of Democracy in which citizens care about their fellow citizens and join together to take responsibility not just for themselves but for each other, for America as a union, a joint enterprise. The government’s job was to … More >

Jayni Foley Hein EPA unveils carbon standard for new power plants

Jayni Foley Hein, Executive Director, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment | 3/27/12 | One comment

On March 27 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its anticipated rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants.   The proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act purports to set national limits on the amount of carbon pollution new power … More >

Dan Farber Why critics should stop bashing EPA (and what they should talk about instead)

Dan Farber, professor of law | 1/4/12 | 2 comments

Bashing EPA is apparently a good political tactic, at least if you’re in a red state, but it’s also a smokescreen — what is presented as an attack on the agency is actually an attack on the mission assigned by Congress. In terms of carrying out the mission, EPA is … More >

Dan Farber Ron Paul: The most anti-environmental candidate ever

Dan Farber, professor of law | 12/9/11 | 94 comments

In a field in which all the candidates are weak in terms of protecting the environment, Ron Paul is unquestionably the worst.  Here is his position (taken directly from his website):

Eliminate the ineffective EPA. Polluters should answer directly to property owners in court for the damages they create – not … More >

Dan Farber Gingrich and the environment

Dan Farber, professor of law | 11/21/11 | 4 comments

Given Newt Gingrich’s current spurt in the polls, it’s worth taking a bit of a closer look at his environmental views.  He favors dismantling EPA, which should make him popular with the tea party.  But apparently he has problems in that quarter:

The reaction from some conservative commentators was swift … More >

Holly Doremus No (or at least little) net loss of jobs from regulation

Holly Doremus, professor of law | 11/15/11 | One comment

We keep hearing the phrase “job-killing regulations” from the Republican side of the aisle, with environmental regulations generally at the top of their lists. Yet there has never been much evidence for the claim that government regulation is systematically bad for employment or the economy. To … More >

Dan Farber Accounting for the harm of coal

Dan Farber, professor of law | 9/30/11 | Leave a comment

Much of the effort to rollback current EPA regulations focuses on coal-fired electrical power plants.  An article in the August issues of the American Economic Review sheds light on the issues at stake.  “Environmental Accounting for Pollution in the United States Economy” is an effort to … More >

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