Federal government approves new solar projects in solar energy zones *

USA - March 19 2013
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has approved three major renewable energy projects. Two have been sited in California, and another is sited in…

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California court denies challenge to California's offsets program, challenge to carbon auction remains *

USA - February 4 2013
California's climate change initiative, AB 32, has weathered a few legal challenges over the past several months. Most recently a California court…

Co-authors: Jamon L. Bollock , Jennifer A. Smokelin, Todd O. Maiden.

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California trial court hears challenge to California's Carbon Offsets Program *

USA - December 11 2012
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ernest H. Goldsmith heard arguments on December 7, 2012 in a lawsuit challenging the carbon offset program in California.

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California Chamber of Commerce sues to invalidate California's cap-and-trade system *

USA - November 14 2012
Yesterday, the California Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) challenging CARB’s authority to generate revenues through the cap-and-trade auction system.

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New incentives for solar and transmission on BLM lands in the southwest *

USA - August 6 2012
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have issued a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States.

Co-authors: Amy S. Koch, Stephane D. Nguyen, Donald G. Ousterhout, Todd O. Maiden.

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