A couple of years ago, I taught Administrative Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. One of the many theories that we covered was the idea of “regulatory capture”. This is a “term coined by public...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked implementation of President Obama’s signature plan to address climate change pending a decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on the plan’s legality. The Clean Power Plan is being...more
Clean Water Act - In last month’s edition of Environmental Notes, we discussed the potential impact of two recent federal district court decisions finding that a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act (CWA) could be...more