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Dan Farber

teaches environmental law and directs the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Texas Power Crisis: Three Causes, What We Can Learn

A power crisis in Texas caused by severe winter weather exposed the need for a climate-resilient system.
February 19, 2021
by
Dan Farber
A power crisis in Texas caused by severe winter weather exposed the need for a climate-resilient system.
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Climate Change

Biden Can Leverage Larger Trends to Make Climate Progress

Even if Republicans hang onto the Senate, Biden can use these three strategies to make major progress on climate issues.
November 11, 2020
by
Dan Farber
Even if Republicans hang onto the Senate, Biden can use these three strategies to make major progress on climate issues.
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12 Strategies to Fight the Oil Industry and Transform Our Energy System

The oil industry has long fought, and will continue to fight, against energy transformation. Here’s how we can fight back.
November 1, 2019
by
Dan Farber
The oil industry has long fought, and will continue to fight, against energy transformation. Here’s how we can fight back.
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How Climate Change Will Affect Real Lives — Now and in the Future

To better understand future climate projections, let’s look at how they may play out in the life of someone born in 2000.
May 3, 2019
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Dan Farber
To better understand future climate projections, let’s look at how they may play out in the life of someone born in 2000.
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Declaring a Climate Change Emergency: Would It Be Legal? Would It Be Useful?

Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
March 29, 2019
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Dan Farber
Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
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An Ax, Not a Scalpel: The Dangers of Trump’s Deregulations

Trump’s “take no prisoners” deregulatory strategy carries big litigation risks.
November 26, 2018
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Dan Farber
Trump’s “take no prisoners” deregulatory strategy carries big litigation risks.

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