FEATURE ARTICLE
Is Going Green Worth It? The Legal Complexities and Challenges to Building ‘Green’ by Scott Ditfurth and Danielle Sakai, Best Best 35
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Globe International Releases Climate Legislation Study in Partnership with Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics41
EPA Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to Modernize Coal-Fired Power Plants and Promote Clean Energy Investments43
Revolving LoanFund Established to Seed Renewable Energy Growth in Eastern Oregon45
Groups in Washington State Challenge Climate Change Impact Assessment of Coal Export Facility47
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change50
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Launches New Strategy to Promote Use of Green Infrastructure for Environmental and Economic Benefits53
Utah Department of Environmental Quality/ Division of Air Quality, Includes GHG Limit in Permit for New Natural Gas Fired Power Plant55
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on whether Federal Law Allows States and Private Parties to Sue Utilities for Contributing to Global Warming56
Lawsuits or Petitions Filed in All 50 States and U.S. District Court to Declare the Atmosphere as a Public Trust Requiring Government Care58
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction to Overturn EPA Waiver that Allows California to Implement GHG Regulations for Automakers60
Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A., et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.3d___, Case No. 09-1237 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 29, 2011).
