In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized emissions standards for greenhouse gases from power plants under Clean Air Act, Section 111(d). The rule sets pollution limits for existing coal plants and some new gas plants based on carbon capture and sequestration. In West Virginia v. EPA, some states and industry parties have challenged these new standards. 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently called on all countries to ban advertising by fossil fuel companies. He didn’t single out sports teams, but he could have. 

Many major league sports teams in the U.S. have sponsorship deals with some of the companies most responsible for the polluting products fueling climate change. But how many exactly?

The rise and fall of LA’s slaughterhouses, how they built industry, and the 120 year power struggle to address smells near Downtown LA.

This White Paper analyzes the recent closing of the last major slaughterhouse near Downtown Los Angeles and the historical effects that polluting industries like slaughterhouses have had on major metropolitan areas. The paper also covers new approaches to creating a sustainable industry post-pandemic.

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Heavy duty vehicles, such as large semi-trucks and buses, disproportionately contribute to harmful air pollution, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities. They also emit significant greenhouse gases, exacerbating climate change. Fortunately, zero-emission electric versions of these vehicles are on the road today and increasingly available. However, the infrastructure required to support these vehicles is immense.

California legislators are considering two bills which aim to safeguard the financial viability of the news industry and support journalism by tapping revenues from online platforms. Following are analyses by the Institute of Technology, Law and Policy on the legal risks, mitigations and likelihood of each.

Opponents of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent “Good Neighbor” Plan claim that these important standards for so-called wandering ozone could destabilize the electric power system by, for instance, retiring coal-fired plants too soon. The rule does no such thing, according to some of the nation’s leading engineers and analysts with expertise in the operation, structure, economics, regulation, and reliability of the U.S. power system. 

After the California Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that Monterey County could not enforce its voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells, there has been a wave of threatened and actual litigation by the oil and gas industry against local ordinances seeking to constrain oil and gas development. This has generated regulatory uncertainty and may chill local governments not already subject to litigation in their efforts to rightfully exercise their land use authority.