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The Prospect And Perils Of Climate Preemption For Public Health, Sarah Fox
The Prospect And Perils Of Climate Preemption For Public Health, Sarah Fox
College of Law Faculty Publications
Climate change is disrupting many communities in the United States and around the world. Climate events like heat waves, hurricanes, drought, fire, and flooding will become much more frequent, and with them will come the need for robust health care responses. Given the widespread and boundary-crossing nature of the problem, an ideal response would possibly originate at the federal or state level. As illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, there is little guarantee that such a response will be forthcoming. Recent foreclosures of federal options for handling climate change make such a response even less likely. Instead, it seems likely …
Adapting To A 4°C World, Sarah Fox, Karrigan Börk, Karen Bradshaw, Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Robin Kundis Craig, Joshua Galperin, Keith H. Hirokawa, Shi-Ling Hsu, Katrina Fischer Kuh, Kevin J. Lynch, Michele Okoh, Jessica Owley, Melissa Powers, Shannon Roesler, J. B. Ruhl, James E. Salzman, David Takacs, Clifford Villa
Adapting To A 4°C World, Sarah Fox, Karrigan Börk, Karen Bradshaw, Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Robin Kundis Craig, Joshua Galperin, Keith H. Hirokawa, Shi-Ling Hsu, Katrina Fischer Kuh, Kevin J. Lynch, Michele Okoh, Jessica Owley, Melissa Powers, Shannon Roesler, J. B. Ruhl, James E. Salzman, David Takacs, Clifford Villa
College of Law Faculty Publications
The Paris Agreement’s goal to hold warming to 1.5°-2°C above pre-industrial levels now appears unrealistic. Profs. Robin Kundis Craig and J.B. Ruhl have recently argued that because a 4°C world may be likely, we must recognize the disruptive consequences of such a world and respond by reimagining governance structures to meet the challenges of adapting to it. In this latest in a biannual series of essays, they and other members of the Environmental Law Collaborative explore what 4°C might mean for a variety of current legal doctrines, planning policies, governance structures, and institutions.
Why Localizing Climate Federalism Matters (Even) During A Biden Administration, Sarah Fox
Why Localizing Climate Federalism Matters (Even) During A Biden Administration, Sarah Fox
College of Law Faculty Publications
After four years of a Trump Administration hostile to action on climate change, the United States is now under the leadership of the Biden Administration, which acknowledges the scope of the global climate crisis and has a number of proposals for addressing it. For now, the Democratic par-ty also controls both houses of Congress. All of that is good news for progress on climate change. It does not mean, however, that the federal government will be immediately poised to solve the climate challenge. First of all, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue to occupy a tremendous share of federal …
How The Biden Administration Can Empower Local Climate Action, Sarah Fox
How The Biden Administration Can Empower Local Climate Action, Sarah Fox
College of Law Faculty Publications
The Biden Administration entered office amid a flurry of executive orders and announcements, no small part of which focused on environmental actions. More specifically, the Administration entered with the stated intention of addressing the climate crisis through a variety of measures that include executive action as well as possible federal legislation. For the federal government to be focused on climate action for the first time in four years is an unequivocally positive change. However, the Biden Administration will certainly encounter many roadblocks to fast action, including delays inherent in regulatory rollback and rulemakings, political hurdles and expenditure of political capital …