Forum on the Future of Indian Point
On Thursday, March 1 from 6:30 - 8:30pm, the Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law will host a forum on the future of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is located in Westchester County, New York, thirty miles north of New York City. Its two units opened in 1974 and 1976, and their owners have applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for relicensing for 20 years. Whether to relicense the plant has become a matter of considerable public controversy, raising issues of energy, environmental, and economic policy. This program will feature speakers with contrasting views on the fate of the facility and on the underlying policy and legal issues.
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WHAT'S NEW:
- Applications are invited for the Fellowship in Climate Change Law at CCCL. Applicants must have received a J.D. or LL.M. within three years prior to beginning the Fellowship. The application deadline is February 15, 2012. Details are available here.
- CCCL Associate Director Adam Riedel wrote an expert opinion piece, "Companies Should Recalibrate Climate Change SEC Disclosure Away From Regulatory Risks and Towards Adaptation Risks," for Acclimatise, a climate change consulting firm.
- Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding, New York Law Journal, Nov. 10, 2011
- Professor Michael Gerrard wrote an essay, “What litigation of a climate nuisance suit might look like,” for Yale Law Journal Online.
- New York’s Revived Power Plant Siting Law Preempts Local Control, New York Law Journal, Sept. 8, 2011
- CCCL has released a new report, "Carbon Offshoring: the Legal and Regulatory Framework for U.S. Coal Exports." The report was written by Columbia students, under the supervision of Associate Director Daniel Firger.
- CCCL has recently updated its legislative tracker for the 112th Congress. This update includes links to all hearings held and expert testimony received on major climate legislation.
- The New York Law Journal has published Director Michael Gerrard's article, "'American Electric Power' Leaves Open Many Questions for Climate Litigation."
- The American Bar Association has published Director Michael Gerrard’s latest book, The Law of Clean Energy: Efficiency and Renewables
- Deputy Director Greg Wannier and Director Michael Gerrard are among the authors of a discussion paper, "Prevailing Academic View on Compliance Flexibility under Sec. 111 of the Clean Air Act," that was issued by Resources for the Future on July 15, 2011.
- Director Michael Gerrard issues an updated report for Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors, highlighting climate litigation activity in the United States.
- Associate Director Daniel Firger and Director Michael Gerrard author an essay, "Climate Change and the WTO: Expected Battlegrounds, Surprising Battles," for BNA's Daily Environment Report.
- Deputy Director Greg Wannier writes an article for China Dialogue highlighting the legal issues facing small island nations, as summarized by CCCL's Threatened Island Nations Conference.
- CCCL's conference, "Threatened Island Nations: Legal Implications of Rising Seas and a Changing Climate," ran from May 23-25, 2011. Watch video of the conference proceedings here.
