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Environmental Law

Selected Works

David R. Hodas

2014

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Constitution And Pollution: Federalism At Work, David R. Hodas Sep 2014

Constitution And Pollution: Federalism At Work, David R. Hodas

David R. Hodas

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State Initiatives, David Hodas Dec 2013

State Initiatives, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

Every state in the United States has adopted laws or policies to address climate change, either explicitly or indirectly through energy regulation, transportation-related initiatives, or energy building codes. Innovative state laws and policies have proven remarkably effective in reducing GHG emissions both quantitatively and as a percentage of state GDP. Broadly speaking, states understand that climate change is a global phenomenon that must be addressed nationally and internationally. Inevitably much GHG emission reduction and adaptation to the adverse consequences of climate change falls on states to implement because of their local powers to regulate utilities, land use, building codes, transportation, …