Sabin Center in the News, 2014

This page lists articles from this year that mention the Sabin Center, its work, or quote one or more of its staff.

December

• “Debating Divestment: Investment Experts Weigh In On Whether Divesting from Fossil Fuel Stocks Can Help Combat Climate Change,”Columbia Law School, December 5, 2014
• “Behind New York’s Fracking Ban,” US News, December 19, 2014
• “CEQ Floats New Draft NEPA Guide To Assess Climate Impacts On Projects,” Climate Daily News, December 18, 2014

November

• “Renewable Energy Farms Spread Through California Deserts,” Newsweek, November 24, 2014
• “Environmental Champion Peter Lehner ’84 Honored by Public Interest Law Foundation,” Columbia Law School, November 24, 2014
• “Mitch McConnell says U.S.-China climate deal means China won’t have to do anything for 16 years,” Tampa Bay Times, November 19, 2014
• “So the U.S. and China Made an Historic Climate Agreement. Now What?,” Newsweek, November 12, 2014
• “Sea level rise and coastal LNG terminals,” Energy Policy Update, November 4, 2014
• “Law center asks FERC to include climate change in LNG reviews,” Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, November 3, 2014

October

• “Law school urges FERC to consider climate change in export reviews,” Greenwire, October 31, 2014
• “An Evening with the Writers of the Clean Air Act: Insight into the ‘Golden Age’ of Environmental Law,” State of the Planet, October 24, 2014
• “FERC, greens spar over ‘cursory’ reviews of gas projects,” Greenwire, October 20, 2014
• “Environmental lawyers take to the courts in struggle against companies responsible for climate change,” National Monitor, October 22, 2014
• “Climate change could create legal liability for Canadian companies: study,” CTV, October 9, 2014
• “Judge: Lawsuit To Kill EPA Climate Rule ‘Runs Contrary To Basic Law’,” Climate Progress, October 8, 2014
• “FEMA Will Require States to Examine Climate Risks in Disaster Planning,” Inside Climate News, October 1, 2014

September

• “These Deals Help Save the World,” The American Lawyer, September 29, 2014
• “Big Considerations for the US as Climate Change Sweeps the Globe,” Common Dreams, September 21, 2014
• “How Green Infrastructure Minimizes the Impacts of Climate Change,” EcoWatch, September 11, 2014
• “Book Review: Global Climate Change and US Law,” Natural Resources & Environment, Fall 2014
• “Columbia Law School Organizes Powerful Slate of Events Around U.N. Climate Summit,” Columbia Law School, September 25, 2014
• “Australia conspicuous by its absence in climate debate,” Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 2014
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• “Is Adaptation an Option for Small Island Nations and Coastal Regions?,” Climate Prep, September 9, 2014
• “How Can Federal and City Governments Cooperate? The Case of Green Infrastructure,” State of the Planet EI Blog, September 9, 2014

August

• “Authors of Clean Air Act to Teach New Law Class,” State of the Planet EI Blog, August 21, 2014
• “Conservative Media’s “Off-The-Rails” Claim About A Climate Deal And The Constitution,” MMFA, August 28, 2014
• “Why It’s Already Legal for Obama to Take On Climate Change Without Congress,” Newsweek, August 28, 2014
• “Top NEPA Lawyer Renews Call For GHG Guide,” Inside EPA, August 13, 2014
• “CEQ tells court that overhauling NEPA regs isn’t necessary,” E&E News, August 11, 2014
• “EPA Power Plant Rule Raises Questions About Expansion of RGGI Participant States,” BNA Daily Environmental Report, August 22, 2014
• “Columbia Law School Receives $3.5 Million for Climate Change Center,” Philanthropy News Digest, August 20, 2014
• “Major Gift Will Expand Center for Climate Change Law,” State of the Planet, August 18, 2014
• “Columbia Law Given $3.5M for Climate Law Center,” National Law Journal, August 18, 2014
• “Gezin uit Tuvalu eerste klimaatvluchtelingen ter wereld,” Volkrant, August 14, 2014 (in Dutch)
• “New Zealand accepts global warming refugees, sort of,” UPI, August 7, 2014
• “Westchester Climate Change Summit Comes To White Plains,” Daily Voice, August 4, 2014
• “New lawsuits unlikely to touch EPA’s carbon rule, at least in the near term,” Climatewire, August 7, 2014
• “Council on Environmental Quality Declares Climate Change Already Covered in Environmental Impact Review,” Switchboard, August 12, 2014
• “Training Lawyers to Save the Planet,” Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2014
• “Challenges to EPA Power Plant Proposal Highlights Issues Central to Litigation,” BNA Daily Environmental Report, August 13, 2014
• “Has the era of the ‘climate change refugee’ begun?,” Washington Post, August 7, 2014

July

• “Planning To Sink: What Happens When Kiribati Drowns?,” July 27, 2014, PBS Newshour
• “SoFo Goes Silver” Honors Eric Goode, Michael Gerrard, And The Late Peter Matthiessen,” July 19, 2014, Hamptons.com
• “Court Ruling May Reverberate on ‘Social Cost’ of Carbon,” Climate Central, July 23, 2014
• “To Honor ‘The Best Of The Best‘,” The Independent, July 19, 2014
• “South Fork Natural History Museum Goes Silver To Celebrate Milestone Benefit,” Hampton.com, July 16, 2014

June

• “Justices rap EPA, but uphold global warming rules,” AP, June 23, 2014
• “Green Groups, Industry Each Declare Victory in SCOTUS Ruling,” US News, June 23, 2014
• “Obama’s New Emission Rules: Will They Survive Challenges?,” Enviroment 360, June 16, 2014
• “Insurer’s Message: Prepare for Climate Change or Get Sued,” NBC News, June 4, 2014
• “NJ Snub Of GHG Pact Muddles EPA Carbon Rule Compliance,” Law 360, June 6, 2014
• “Insurance company drops suits over Chicago-area flooding,” Chicago Tribune, June 3, 2014

May

• “E.P.A. administrator: Not too late to reverse climate change,” Capital New York, May 30, 2014
• “Climate change: Get ready or get sued,” Washington Post, May 19, 2014
• “Bill to Require Utility Climate Adaptation Proposed by New York Attorney General,” BNA Daily Environment Report, May 21, 2014
• “AG Schneiderman Announces Proposal to Ensure Critical Public Utility Services Are Protected from Climate Change Impacts,” Long Island.com, May 20, 2014
• “Colo. Ruling Bolsters State Green Energy Mandates,” Law360, May 14, 2014
• “U.S. insurer class action may signal wave of climate-change suits,” Reuters, May 16, 2014
• “Who will pay for climate change? Not us, insurer says,” Marketplace, May 14, 2014
• “MediaGlobal Panel on Climate Change presents solutions for impending climate crisis,” MediaGlobal News, May 13, 2014
• “WH: Climate Change Touches Every Corner of US,” CRI.com, May 7, 2014

April

• “Want to Stop Climate Change? Take the Fossil Fuel Industry to Court,” The Nation, April 21, 2014
• “New York Raises the Bar on Rising Tides,” Huffington Post, April 4, 2014
• “No, We Should Not Arrest Climate Deniers,” Mother Jones, April 1, 2014

March

• “N.Y. Regulator, Con Ed Embrace Plan to Climate-Proof Power Grid,” Inside Climate News, March 12, 2014
• “RGGI Allowances Sell for Record Price Of $4 in First Auction After Cap Lowered,” BNA Daily Climate Report, March 10, 2014
• “Decision on GHG Permitting Program May Indicate Deference Agency Can Expect,” BNA Daily Climate Report, March 7, 2014

February

• “NY PSC Approves 2-Year Electric, 3-Year Gas, Steam Rate Plan for Con Edison,” SNL Financial, February 20, 2014
• “N.Y. Approves Detailed Con Ed Resiliency Plan But Denies Rate Boost – For Now,” ClimateWire, February 21, 2014
• “PSC Tells Con Edison to Shield Grid from Climate Change Risk,” Albany Times Union, February 21, 2014
• “Con Edison to Prepare for Climate Change,” Energy Digital, February 23, 2014
• “NY State Expects All Utilities To Prep for Climate Change,” Climate Central, February 25 2014
• “Con Edison To Take New Measures To Protect Against The Effects of Climate Change,” Environmental Defense Fund, February 25, 2014
• “Landmark settlement requires N.Y. state utilities to prepare for the effects of climate change,” Salon, February 26, 26, 2014
• “Commission Orders New York Utilities To Integrate Climate Impacts Into Planning,” BNA, February 26, 2014
• “NY State Expects All Utilities to Prep for Climate Change,” Kipsun, February 25, 2014
• “NY State Expects All Utilities to Prep for Climate Change,” Climate Central, February 25, 2014
• “No sign of NEPA climate standards 4 years after CEQ guidance,” Greenwire, February 25, 2014
• “Con Ed Agrees to Climate Change Plan, ” EI Blog, February 24, 2014
• “PSC tells Con Edison to shield grid from climate change risk,” Times Union, February 21, 2014
• “Con Edison to Take New Measures to Protect Against the Effects of Climate Change,”  February 20, 2014
• “NWAAC hosts expert speaker on climate change,” The City Wire, February 20, 2014
• Prof. Michael Gerrrard appearance on Rachel Maddow Show, February 14, 2014

February

• “Clearing the Clean Air Act,” ABA Journal, February 2014

January

• “State of the Union leaves Obama’s environmental policy in a haze,” Al Jazeera America, January 29, 2014
• “Con Ed gets a post-Sandy reboot,” New York World, January 22, 2014
• “Columbia Law School Brings Together Leading Experts for Beijing Workshop on Shale Gas,” Columbia Law School, January10, 2014