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The Future Of The Safe Rule And Achieving More Climate-Friendly Cafe Regulations, Maximo Lacerca-Desrosiers
The Future Of The Safe Rule And Achieving More Climate-Friendly Cafe Regulations, Maximo Lacerca-Desrosiers
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
On April 30, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) issued a final rule called the “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger and Light Trucks” (“SAFE Rule”) to amend the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (“CAFE”) ratings. CAFE standards are regulations first enacted nearly fifty years ago to promote greater fuel efficiency in car manufacturing through a system of incentives and penalties. While the CAFE standards have been revised many times over the years, the SAFE Rule rolled back the more stringent 2012 CAFE standards that sought to align fuel …
Is An Injunction The Right Vehicle To Combat Climate Change?: Greenwashing And The Importance Of Increasing Consumer Choice In Fossil Fuel Alternatives, Caesaria Kim
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
In the face of the climate crisis, people are increasingly interested in more sustainable and eco-conscious alternatives to fossil fuels. As a result, companies associated with fossil fuel industries are under pressure to conform to this trend among consumers by marketing themselves as leaders in developing sustainable alternatives. However, instead of changing their practices in an effort to mitigate climate change, some companies only promote the appearance of change by engaging in “greenwashing.” Greenwashing is defined as the “practice of misleading people to believe that a company is engaging in virtuous practices so as to cover up poor practices” or …
A Clean Water Act, If You Can Keep It, Sean G. Herman
A Clean Water Act, If You Can Keep It, Sean G. Herman
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
The Clean Water Act has traveled a successful but tortuous path. From combustible beginnings on the Cuyahoga River; through the Lake St. Clair wetlands; to reservoirs near the Miccosukee; and eventually discharged (or “functionally” discharged) off the Maui coast. With each bend, the nearly fifty-year-old Act has proven to be not just resilient, but among our most successful environmental laws. Much of that success stems from an effective enforcement structure that focuses more on treating pollutant sources rather than just impaired waters. The text creating that structure has largely remained untouched by Congress for decades.
This article begins by posing …
Trade And Environment In Nafta’S Replacement: An Old Gas Guzzler Gets A Paint Job, Geoffrey Garver
Trade And Environment In Nafta’S Replacement: An Old Gas Guzzler Gets A Paint Job, Geoffrey Garver
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)2 is now history, and, depending on where you are, as of July 1, 2020, the Canada- United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in Canada, the United- States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) in the United States, or the Tratado entre M´exico, Estados Unidos y Canad´a (T-MEC) is in force. The renegotiation of NAFTA fulfilled candidate Donald Trump’s promise to scrap or renegotiate NAFTA in order to protect and restore United States jobs and industrial capacity and increase economic growth, themes that consistently helped define his trade agenda politically as President. But what about the environment? When NAFTA was finalized …
Safeguarding Water Quality In Federal Licensing Decisions: California’S Response To Recent Constraints On Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Authority, Kristin Peer, Stacy Gillespie
Safeguarding Water Quality In Federal Licensing Decisions: California’S Response To Recent Constraints On Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Authority, Kristin Peer, Stacy Gillespie
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
Pursuant to Clean Water Act section 401, state water quality certification authority to regulate federally-licensed energy projects has been relatively well settled for decades. Long-standing precedents from the U.S. Supreme Court, other federal courts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”), and implementation of certification authority by the states, have repeatedly reinforced the cooperative federalism principle of the Clean Water Act: state section 401 certification authority is essential to preserve the states’ ability to address a wide range of pollution problems caused by federally-permitted energy facilities. In recent years, however, state section 401 certification authority has come under siege in …
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