The Eugene Weekly kindly ran my piece today, ‘Protest and Survive’: Observations on the War, Climate Change, and the Rule of Law. In it, I draw connections that seem to…
Author: Dan Galpern
Illegality All Around: Whither the U.N. Climate Treaty?
On February 27, the Trump II Administration undertook two actions that strike at the heart of the rules-based international order — or what is left of it. One of these…
EPA Versus the World
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…
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,…