Alex Wang
@greenlawchina.bsky.social
Professor of Law @ UCLA School of Law; faculty co-director, Emmett Inst on Climate Change & the Environment; Walter & Shirley Wang Chair in US-China Relations; Chinese law & politics.
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A nice profile of my work in UCLA's Blueprint Magazine this month!
UCLA's Blueprint Magazine explores China's lead in the race to renewables and features a lengthy interview and profile of our Prof. Alex Wang @greenlawchina.bsky.social.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A nice profile of my work in UCLA's Blueprint Magazine this month!
And the Trump administration just canceled the Nevada solar project... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...
Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
And the Trump administration just canceled the Nevada solar project... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...
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It's official:
-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.
-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.
-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's official:
-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.
-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.
-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."
President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."
President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
More bad news from the "energy emergency" president. Trump administration cancels major solar project in Nevada. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
More bad news from the "energy emergency" president. Trump administration cancels major solar project in Nevada. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...
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"This dominance would enable China to position itself as a leader in global climate talks; build stronger ties with Global South countries in need of cheaper, cleaner energy; and reduce choking pollution within China was only further reason to go all in on clean tech." @greenlawchina.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"This dominance would enable China to position itself as a leader in global climate talks; build stronger ties with Global South countries in need of cheaper, cleaner energy; and reduce choking pollution within China was only further reason to go all in on clean tech." @greenlawchina.bsky.social
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Solar and wind are killing it. So is China. Two energy reports out this week and an LA Times op-ed by my @law.ucla.edu
colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵
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colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵
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Solar and Wind are Winning - Legal Planet
Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that awaits us: Solar and wind are winning. The US is going backward.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Solar and wind are killing it. So is China. Two energy reports out this week and an LA Times op-ed by my @law.ucla.edu
colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵
legal-planet.org/2025/10/09/s...
colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵
legal-planet.org/2025/10/09/s...
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Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. Solar and wind are winning. So is China. @evanlgeorge.bsky.social @greenlawchina.bsky.social
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Solar and Wind are Winning - Legal Planet
Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that awaits us: Solar and wind are winning. The US is going backward.
legal-planet.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. Solar and wind are winning. So is China. @evanlgeorge.bsky.social @greenlawchina.bsky.social
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I have an op-ed in the LA Times today criticizing Trump's war on renewable energy. The US is shooting itself in the foot and ceding the next generation of key technologies to other countries like China. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Even Saudi Arabia is focused on solar energy. Will the U.S. be left behind?
The rise of China as the world's clean-energy superpower and the ambitions of oil-rich Middle East countries show that the U.S. is thinking small.
www.latimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I have an op-ed in the LA Times today criticizing Trump's war on renewable energy. The US is shooting itself in the foot and ceding the next generation of key technologies to other countries like China. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Hurting his own for no apparent reason. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s Wind Energy Assault Stings Red States
The nation’s top four wind power states all lean Republican, including Iowa, where the president’s disdain is reverberating.
www.wsj.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hurting his own for no apparent reason. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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How is China reshaping the economic landscape of Latin America? 🇨🇳🌎
Francisco Urdinez joins us on the latest podcast to discuss the economic shift and explore the future of the U.S.–China rivalry in the region.
🎧 Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/d9nyrdju
Francisco Urdinez joins us on the latest podcast to discuss the economic shift and explore the future of the U.S.–China rivalry in the region.
🎧 Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/d9nyrdju
October 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
How is China reshaping the economic landscape of Latin America? 🇨🇳🌎
Francisco Urdinez joins us on the latest podcast to discuss the economic shift and explore the future of the U.S.–China rivalry in the region.
🎧 Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/d9nyrdju
Francisco Urdinez joins us on the latest podcast to discuss the economic shift and explore the future of the U.S.–China rivalry in the region.
🎧 Watch here 👉 tinyurl.com/d9nyrdju
A must read. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
A Compact for Control (opinion)
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
www.insidehighered.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A must read. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
None of NYT, WaPo, LAT, and WSJ have a story about the fire at this South Carolina judge's home yet. time.com/7323442/sout...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
time.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
None of NYT, WaPo, LAT, and WSJ have a story about the fire at this South Carolina judge's home yet. time.com/7323442/sout...
Why the Trump "compact" for universities is clearly illegal, unconstitutional www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why the Trump "compact" for universities is clearly illegal, unconstitutional www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"
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every word of erwin's oped is 🎯 - a must read. and good for @governor.ca.gov in taking such immediate action. gift link --> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
every word of erwin's oped is 🎯 - a must read. and good for @governor.ca.gov in taking such immediate action. gift link --> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
This is disgraceful. "Insulting & terrifying." youtu.be/FoobNxibTJE?...
Fallout after Hegseth pushes to remake Armed Forces in address
YouTube video by ABC News
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October 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is disgraceful. "Insulting & terrifying." youtu.be/FoobNxibTJE?...
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Honestly, this entire opinion is just jaw-dropping. The first postings I saw on Bluesky were about the first page, which is lovely in its own right and exemplifies one of the less-well-explored roles of a judge in a democracy: to explain what is going on legally to non-lawyers.
There's way more.
There's way more.
reposting this (an excerpt from the district court's opinion in AAUP v. Rubio, a case about the government targeting noncitizen students and faculty for their pro-Palestine advocacy) w alt-text !
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September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Honestly, this entire opinion is just jaw-dropping. The first postings I saw on Bluesky were about the first page, which is lovely in its own right and exemplifies one of the less-well-explored roles of a judge in a democracy: to explain what is going on legally to non-lawyers.
There's way more.
There's way more.
A remarkable decision www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A remarkable decision www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
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This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.
Yes: free.
If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!
Yes: free.
If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!
Self-Generation Incentive Program
The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...
www.ladwp.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.
Yes: free.
If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!
Yes: free.
If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!
“It’s frankly inconceivable" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“It’s frankly inconceivable" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
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BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics. @greenlawchina.bsky.social
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Immigration Law is Environmental Law - Legal Planet
The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics.
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September 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The recent ICE raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia highlights a problem in our visa system — and our politics. @greenlawchina.bsky.social
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Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?