The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School are pleased to invite submissions for the Second Conference on Attribution Science and Climate Law, to be held at Columbia University in New York City on June 10–11,
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Sabin Center and Local Government Partners File Comment Letter in Light-Duty CAFE Standards Rulemaking
On December 5, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a proposed rule to weaken its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light
One Year of Trump 2.0: Updates from the Climate Backtracker
Last week marked the one year anniversary of President Trump’s second inauguration, and of the Sabin Center’s Climate Backtracker. We launched the Backtracker on inauguration day, January 20, 2025, to record actions taken by the Trump-Vance Administration to scale
Amazon Protects: Phase 4 of the Public Prosecutors Project to Fight Deforestation in Brazil
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical forest on the planet, covering an area of approximately 6.3 million square kilometers and extending across Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, and the Guianas. Half of the planet’s biodiversity is contained within
The Energy Wars Come to Louisiana: Carbon Capture, Removal, and Storage Projects Face New Hurdles in the Pelican State
Until recently, Louisiana was the darling of the carbon capture, removal, and storage industry. Due to its history of oil and gas production, the state has a fairly extensive carbon dioxide pipeline network, and ideal geology for storing carbon dioxide.
New Sabin Center Report and Online Resource: Navigating State Law in Local Climate Action
Local governments are leaders in the fight against climate change: they reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy resources, and otherwise advance climate mitigation and adaptation goals. But even as many local governments have already demonstrated their capability to
Science Still Under Attack: Announcing the Revamp of the Silencing Science Tracker
Since its launch on January 20, 2018, the Silencing Science Tracker has been documenting government efforts to restrict and prevent scientific research, education, and the publication and use of scientific information. We are proud to announce the launch of an
The Happy Birth and Timely Death of the MetroCard
The retirement of the MetroCard as the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve was bittersweet for me.
In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year’s leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel
The Legal Framework for Enhanced Rock Weathering in Minnesota: A New Sabin Center White Paper
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a promising solution for durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) which involves spreading finely ground alkaline rocks (such as basalt and other silicate rocks) over land. Scientists posit that the alkaline materials will react with carbon
Sabin Center Report Surveys the Climate Litigation Landscape in 2025
Last week the Sabin Center published a report that looks back on climate litigation developments in 2025. This third installment in our year-end series provides a snapshot of how the field of climate litigation has evolved over the course of