Category Archives: Policy Initiative
Green Infrastructure (GI) Certification Report Released by the Clinic and Policy Initiative
The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and the Environmental Policy Initiative released a new report, Certifications for Green Infrastructure Professionals – The Current State, Recommended Best Practices, and What Governments Can Do to Help. The report surveys the current … Continue reading
The Clinic and Policy Initiative Announce New Report on Regional and Municipal Stormwater Management
The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and the Environmental Policy Initiative released a new report, Regional and Municipal Stormwater Management: A Comprehensive Approach. This report analyzes options for addressing stormwater pollution at both the regional and municipal level, encourages the … Continue reading
The Clinic and Policy Initiative Release New Report on Responding to Landowner Complaints from Oil and Gas Activity
The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and the Environmental Policy Initiative released a new report today, Responding to Landowner Complaints of Water Contamination from Oil and Gas Activity: Best Practices. The report provides recommendations for state lawmakers and agencies to … Continue reading
Policy Initiative Launches StatePowerProject.org
State policies promoting the deployment of renewable energy have played important roles in the rapid growth of wind and solar energy. But over the past few years, those policies are increasingly being challenged as unconstitutional. Challenges are wide ranging but most … Continue reading
Policy Initiative Publishes Report on Energy Efficiency
The Policy Initiative released a report entitled Efficiency Rules: The Case for End-Use Energy Efficiency Programs in the Section 111(d) Rule for Existing Power Plants. The paper concludes that EE can play two roles in EPA’s power plant rule. First, EPA should … Continue reading