This year, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered major decisions on affirmative action, voting rights, free speech and Indigenous sovereignty, among other issues.
UCLA School of Law experts stepped in to break down the impact of the term in a variety of places: “Whither the Court: The Allan C. Lebow Annual Supreme Court Review” program, a webinar titled “From the Frontlines: The Supreme Court Rulings on Affirmative Action, LGBTQ Rights, and Student Debt,” public writings and even social media videos.
The Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA Law’s environmental law hub, tracks many environmental bills that move through Sacramento each legislative session. But when Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 779 in October, students and faculty at the center paid extra close attention. Three UCLA Law students helped write the new groundwater law.
The movement of goods through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the L.A. region. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has reported that the Ports are “the single largest fixed source of air pollution in Southern California.” And neighboring communities—predominantly low-income communities of color—bear the brunt of this pollution, suffering from smog and toxic air pollution from port equipment.
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The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are well on their way toward electrification, but the road to zero emission is a long one.
Join us for a panel discussion webinar on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 1pm featuring expert panelists from the Port of Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, and Earthjustice. The panelists will share updates on the progress being made to transition to zero-emission cargo handling equipment at ports in L.A. County, as well as their recommendations for solutions that would accelerate deployment.
This conversation marks the publication of a new report by the UCLA Emmett Institute and UC Berkeley’s Center for Law Energy & the Environment. The report, tilted “A Heavy Lift: Policy Solutions to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Equipment at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and Beyond,” will be published in advance of the webinar on Tuesday, November 14.
Panelists:
Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Government & Institutions · Southern California Edison
Jacob Goldberg, Environmental Specialist · Port of Los Angeles
Regina Hsu, Senior Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice
Moderated by Emmett/Frankel Fellow Beth Kent
DATE: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
TIME: 5:30pm - 7:00pmLOCATION: Shapiro Courtyard at the Law SchoolRSVP: https://forms.gle/FWvBphnAB6zHXza38Join us for casual conversation and refreshments with environmental students, faculty, and staff across campus.RSVP not required, but encouraged to assist with planning.
Please contact Heather Morphew, at morphew@law.ucla.edu with any questions.
Controlling methane emissions is an urgent goal of governments around the world, but some jurisdictions are farther along than others.
This policy brief is a global survey of existing and proposed regulatory approaches to controlling anthropogenic methane emissions from the highest-emitting sources. The brief was written by Gabriel Greif, Emmett/Frankel Fellow of Environmental Law.