Listen to KZFR 90.1 Chico, Ecotopia’s recording from Tuesday, March 21, 2023. General Counsel & Executive Director of CPR Initiative Dan Galpern spoke with Ecotopia hosts Susan and Stephen Tchudi…
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Towards the Return of First Principles, at Year’s End
By Dan Galpern, CPR Initiative General Council & Executive Director The rule of law, a prerequisite to justice and fairness, is also fundamental to the ability of governments to attend…
CPR Initiative & Petitioners to EPA: Prove it!
CPR Initiative Submits Freedom of Information Act Request to EPA
EPA Invited to Boulder Climate Action Hearing
Indeed, EPA Is Invited! Even with new federal investments contained in the IRA and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, alongside existing and proposed EPA rules to control GHG emissions from various sectors,…
EPA Takes a Pass, But We Will Not Take “No” for an Answer
On September 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House, following a month of political planning, in an event that reportedly “had all the markings of a pep…
Our Meeting With EPA
Frank Talk: Necessary, But Not Sufficient On August 31, and again on September 7, every individual Petitioner and I met with key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials. We aimed to…
A Real Climate Breakthrough? Or,
Kicking the Can Down the Road – Hard
The climate-related investments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, as agreed to Wednesday by Senators Manchin and Schumer, simply do not transform it into a climate bill. Does the…
Undaunted
To encourage more public engagement, I now commit to ride my recumbent trike (with an electric assist) one mile for each endorsement received, another mile for each campaign sponsorship, and yet another for each public comment submitted through our portal, in support of our Petition. One mile for each, totaling at least 2,857 miles by the September 14 deadline.
Beyond West Virginia v. EPA
Beyond West Virginia v. EPA:The President Needs to Act, Without Further Delay, to Arrest Dangerous Climate Change The right to privacy is on the Supreme Court’s chopping block this month.…
Second Major Initiative: Phaseout and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel GHG Emissions
I am pleased to announce that, on Thursday, December 23, 2021, we submitted a draft petition with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S Regan demanding EPA action to halt additional…
Promises Vague and Elusive*
Introduction Admittedly I was a wee bit surly when I made it, at last, to my Heathrow hotel. It was late on Nov. 15. I’d been traveling first by train,…
Afoot in DC, at Night
It was by foot that I drew an intermediate end to this Road to the White House No-Excuses Tour. Soon enough I will post a few considerations about what we…