We are sleepwalking towards catastrophe no longer. . . . Instead, we are now sprinting toward it, eyes wide open.
What’s New?
Time to “sit up and take notice”
James Hansen warns of global warming in the pipeline The renowned climate scientist James E. Hansen, along with a slew of colleagues, have gone and done it again. Publication yesterday…
Watch the Recording: CPR Initiative’s Second Public Hearing on Climate Action
Held on September 29, 2023 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Co-hosted by CPR Initiative, the Environmental Law Program at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law, and the Sierra Club of Hawai’i.
“Let Us Bend the Arc of History”
Joe Biden, September 19, 2023 at the UN General Assembly
University of Pennsylvania Public Lecture
September 20, 2023 | 12PM to 1PM
Community Climate Action Meeting, Honolulu
September 26, 2023 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Church of the Crossroads, Honolulu, Hawai’i
People’s Hearing on Climate Action
CPR Initiative Public Hearing on Climate Action in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 29, 2023. Co-hosted by the Environmental Law Program at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law, and the Sierra Club of Hawai’i.
Not…Nearly…Enough: EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Rule
Without a corresponding constriction on US production of fossil fuels, their lessened use in the United States may result in an increase, perhaps a substantial increase, in the export of…
Our Planet, On Fire
Wildland fires in Canada were tamped down a bit last week, particularly in north-central Quebec where a large low-pressure system was “wandering around the Hudson Bay area,” delivering some rain.…
Plaintiffs Regroup
In May, together with the United States Department of Justice, we filed a “Joint Stipulation of Dismissal” of our federal lawsuit. We can summarize the proceedings to that point. In…
“Moments of Crushing Guilt”
A bench trial began on Monday in Helena before Judge Kathy Seeley of the Montana First Judicial District Court. In Held v. State of Montana, the question now is whether…
Major Questions on Climate & the Environment
Implicating the Supreme Court and the Nation
What is the United States Supreme Court up to, with respect to the climate and environmental crises? Is its conservative majority hell-bent on inserting itself as the nation’s chief environmental…