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January 28, 2026 Climate Home News

Explainer: Out of Paris, but Will the U.S. Formally Quit the U.N. Climate Regime?

Areas of Study: Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 28, 2026 The Minnesota Star Tribune

Minnesota’s Climate Lawsuit Against the Oil Industry Survives Latest Challenge

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 20, 2026 E&E News

Trump Erased the Senate’s 1992 Vote on a Climate Treaty. Can He Do That?

Areas of Study: Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 19, 2026 The Washington Post

How EPA Ethics Officials Cleared Former Industry Insiders for Regulatory Roles

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law
Topics: Richard Briffault

Featured Faculty: Richard Briffault Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation

January 13, 2026 E&E News

Legal Tests Await Trump’s Offshore Energy Agenda in 2026

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 13, 2026 The Guardian

Red-State Republicans Seek Climate ‘Liability Shield’ for Fossil Fuel Industry

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 13, 2026 Canary Media

Trump’s DOJ Turns Its Attention to Local Gas Bans

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 09, 2026 Inside Climate News

As the Trump Administration Withdraws From Climate Treaties, Legal Scholars Debate Whether—and How—It Can Do So

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs; Homepage

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 09, 2026 Carbon Brief

Q&A: What Trump’s U.S. Exit From UNFCCC and IPCC Could Mean for Climate Action

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice

January 09, 2026 Axios

Trump’s Exit From UN Climate Groups Ignites Legal Debate

Areas of Study: Administrative Law and Public Policy; Climate, Environmental, and Energy Law; International and Comparative Law
Topics: Michael Gerrard; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; Centers and Programs

Featured Faculty: Michael Gerrard Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice