michaelgerrard.bsky.social
Professor of environmental and energy law, Columbia Law School. Founder and faculty director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Practiced environmental law in NYC full-time, 1979-2008.
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And here is why many of these actions by Trump attacking climate science are probably illegal. bit.ly/4jkZatu
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Inflation Reduction Act funding, and invite litigation. blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/
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1) energy dominance (this project would add 800 MW electricity capacity); and 2) more domestic manufacturing. But it serves real goal: minimizing competition for fossil fuels.
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for revival of domestic manufacturing. How is this halt consistent with anything else? Who will commit to big construction project if permits might be yanked? Only winner: natural gas industry, which faces competition from wind to generate electricity.
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innumerable judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution and the laws.
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Trump thinks he's the king and that he can unilaterally supersede not only the other branches of the federal government, but also state and local governments. This defies the language and the structure of the U.S. Constitution, countless laws enacted under the Constitution, and 🧵
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somehow not subject to this exclusion, revoking it would require a lengthy administrative process. Implementing that process would require a lot of staff, which they're mostly in the process of firing. And I'm just scratching the surface of the legal flaws in this order.
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are hearing these cases to decide whether to allow such interventions, and then whether to agree with their arguments.
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to require corporations to disclosure their greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to climate risk. He is now poised to become a global leader in the fight against climate change. His speech: bit.ly/41T7I52
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Environmental lawyer Michael Gerrard explains Trump’s pro-pollution crusade—and its limits. @michaelgerrard.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/environment/...