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,…
Author: Dan Galpern
EPA Blew It: 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…
The Environmental Statute
That Can Save the World
It’s not as well-known as the Clean Air Act but the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act can and must be used to control greenhouse gases. That’s why we’re petitioning EPA. Sept. 13, 2022 Op-Ed by CPR Initiative Executive Director and General Counsel Dan Galpern. Reprinted by Permission of the Washington Monthly.
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.
A Note From CPR Initiative’s Founder, General Counsel & Executive Director
On June 16, 2022, we will file with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) our Petition to Phase Out Greenhouse (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Secure Climate. The decarbonization demand is ambitious, but no more than is required to secure our children’s future.
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.…
A View from Glasgow
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held for the first time in…
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…
Petition Seeking A Phaseout of New and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CPR Initiative serves as the principal sponsor of the forthcoming Petition Seeking A Phaseout of New and Removal of Legacy Fossil Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Background concerning the petition is…
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,…