by Michael B. Gerrard,
Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5, 2024 election and Republican control of both the Senate and the House (if that happens) will mean a reversal of much of the environmental progress under the Biden administration, just as the 2016 election reversed large parts of the Obama environmental legacy. However, rapid advances in the technology and economics of clean energy have created a momentum that can be slowed but not stopped. States can adopt their own stronger standards despite what happens in Washington, with a few exceptions, and can use their procurement power and their pension funds’ investment clout to effect change.
This column discusses some of the key effects of the election on environmental law.
Read the article Environmental Law in Trump’s Second Term in Columbia Law School's Scholarship Archive here.