One news report after another states that, by its repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has terminated its own authority to restrict climate pollution. But that…
Author: Dan Galpern
On Unilateral Withdrawal
Remain II An open question — one not squarely addressed in my last entry here, Remain in the Climate Treaty — is whether the President may unilaterally lawfully withdraw the…
Remain in the Climate Treaty
The caption’s wallpaper depicts the demolition of the East Wing, clearing space for a privately-funded, gilded ballroom. It is an instance of a central theme: short-sighted or chaotic despoliation of…
When the Law Returns
One astoundingly bright development stands out, upon review of the international scene during 2025. If nurtured and utilized in the new year, moreover, it could help turn the tide with…
A Failure Nearly Complete: COP 30
From beginning to end, the recently-completed UN climate conference, in Belém, Brazil, failed to deliver. It is an open question, however, whether that failure is better characterized as nearly complete,…
Now, In Honor of My Mother
My mother, Lois Dale (Salk) Galpern, died yesterday, October 17, 2025, at 6:55am eastern time, in my arms. I caught her final breath. She was 93. She was a graduate…
To Protect the Nation
At the close of the public comment period, CPR Initiative along with Dr. Donn J Viviani, James E. Hansen, John Fitzgerald, Dr. John Birks, Dr. Lise Van Susteren, Dr. Eelco…
In Honor of My Father
[My words delivered to my father’s community the day after his funeral.] My father, Arnold Galpern (Arny), died a few minutes ago, at 10am, September 24, 2025. He was 94.…
Up Through the Atmosphere*
Early this month, the Environmental Protection Agency filed its Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards in the Federal Register. Despite its banal title, EPA’s proposed action…
The Sum of Many Parts
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a several-day public hearing over its “reconsideration” of its 2009 Endangerment Finding and its proposed “repeal all greenhouse gas(GHG) emission standards for light-duty,…
Unwarranted: The Case Against Repeal
CPR Initiative, including 10 Members of its Boards of Directors and Advisors, strongly counsel the Environmental Protection Agency against repeal of existing GHG emissions standards and guidelines for fossil fuel-fired power plants
In Search of America
The searing natural beauty that consecrates nearly every mile of these still formally united states struck me virtually every daylight hour, as I drove recently, coast to coast, and back…