The Sabin Center develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains students and lawyers in their use, and provides up-to-date resources on key topics in climate change law and regulation.
Latest news
- August 2022 Updates to the Climate Case Charts, by Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry
- New California Law Allows State to Bypass Local Restrictions in Siting Large-Scale Renewables, by Matthew Eisenson, August 9, 2022
Recent Publications
- The climate war is not yet lost. The ruling against the EPA is less of a setback than it seems. We have all the same weapons against pollution that we had before by Michael B. Gerrard
- Permitting Seaweed Cultivation for Carbon Sequestration in California: Barriers and Recommendations by Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb, and Michael B. Gerrard, June 23, 2022
- West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Agency's Climate Authority, by Michael Gerrard, Joanne Spalding, Jill Tauber, and Keith Matthews, 52 Env. L. Rep. 10429 (June 2022)
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, by Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard, May 10, 2022
- Incorporating Climate Change in NEPA Reviews: Recommendations for Reform, by Michael Burger, Romany M. Webb, and Jessica Wentz, May 2, 2022
- A Pause on Proof-of-Work: The New York State Executive Branch's Authority to Enact a Moratorium on the Permitting of Consolidated Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, by Jacob Elkin, March 18, 2022
News and Events
- News: The Senate has a climate deal. Now comes the hard part, The Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2022
- In exchange for climate legislation, Joe Manchin was promised a pipeline. Will he get it? Grist, August 4, 2022
Climate Law Blog
- The New York Department of Environmental Conservation Denies and Air Quality Permit to a Cryptocurrency Mining Facility, Citing Sabin Center White Paper, by Jacob Elkin, July 7, 2022
- Advancements in Climate Rights in Courts Around the World, by Maria Antonia Tigre, July 1, 2022
- Defending Renewable Energy Against Local Opposition in Ohio and New York, by Matthew Eisenson, June 24, 2022