Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Neidell, Shinsuke Uchida, and Marcella Veronesi, “Be Cautious with the Precautionary Principle: Evidence from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident” (Working Paper 26395, National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, MA, October 2019), [link] [25] Breakthrough Energy Sciences, “Modeling Clean Energy for the U.S.,”

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Electricity Renewable Energy 2019 Nuclear Power 100

Vermont Law

APRIL 9, 2025

Germany, when a Swedish energy company sued Germany over its nuclear phase-out, showing how environmental policies can create massive financial liabilities for states. Economic costs notwithstanding, the precautionary principle applied in cases like Pfizer Animal Health v.

Environmental Protection 40

Environmental Protection Precautionary Principle Sustainable Development 2002 40

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S. West Virginia v. 15-1363 et al.

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Oregon Court Reinstated Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives. An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v.

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2020 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40