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Amicus Brief in D.C. Circuit on Methane Limits for Oil and Gas Sector

Court Filings / December 14, 2020 / Download
Comments to ONRR on Its New Proposal to Roll Back the Valuation Rule

Public Comments / November 25, 2020 / Download
Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit on Montana Coal Mine Expansion

Court Filings / November 20, 2020 / Download
Comments to BLM on December 2020 Lease Sale in Colorado

Public Comments / November 18, 2020 / Download
Presidential Transition Guidance

News / November 9, 2020

Publications

A New Way Forward on Climate Change and Energy Development for Public Lands and Waters

Research Reports / October 22, 2020 / by Jayni Hein
Look Before You Lease

Reducing Fossil Fuel Dominance on Public Lands by Accounting for Option Value

Research Reports / January 7, 2020 / by Jayni Hein, Joy Kim, and Sam Smith
Environmental Law and Policy, 4th Ed.

Books / April 22, 2019 / by Richard Revesz, Michael Livermore, Caroline Cecot, and Jayni Hein

In the News

Oil, Gas Industry Stockpiled Drilling Leases Before Biden ‘Pause’

News Clip / Bloomberg Law / January 29, 2021
The Fair Price of Fossil Fuel

News Clip / The Regulatory Review / January 27, 2021
IPI Says EPA ‘Vastly Understates’ Methane Rule Costs

News Clip / Inside EPA / December 16, 2020
The Trump Administration’s Bad Deal for Public Lands

Op-Ed / Politico / October 7, 2020
Full Agenda at FERC

News Clip / Politico (Morning Energy) / September 17, 2020

Media Resources

New Report Examines Economic Claims Behind Trump-Era Deregulation

Press Releases / May 28, 2020
Report on EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Issue Briefs / May 21, 2020
Statement on Attempt to Weaken Environmental Review for Infrastructure Projects

Press Releases / January 9, 2020
New Report Suggests Novel Improvements to Public Land Leasing System

Press Releases / January 7, 2020
Statement on ANWR Leasing

Press Releases / September 12, 2019