UC Irvine Environmental Law Program
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Covering Environmental Law at UC Irvine School of Law, including the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic. Views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the UC Regents.
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social participated in a focus group on @ucirvine.bsky.social's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. The campus and medical center have set a decarbonization target from 123,200 metric tons CO2e (2019 baseline) to 12,320 MT in 2045, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social participated in a focus group on @ucirvine.bsky.social's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. The campus and medical center have set a decarbonization target from 123,200 metric tons CO2e (2019 baseline) to 12,320 MT in 2045, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is a contributing author for California's Fifth Climate Assessment. Read about the Racial Equity and Climate Justice Topical Synthesis Report that highlights the experience of frontline communities who bear the brunt of climate hazards. lci.ca.gov/climate/icar...
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is a contributing author for California's Fifth Climate Assessment. Read about the Racial Equity and Climate Justice Topical Synthesis Report that highlights the experience of frontline communities who bear the brunt of climate hazards. lci.ca.gov/climate/icar...
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social presented "A Tale of Two Climate-Addled Agencies" at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social. The goal of the conference was to hear testimony from health promotors and to scale up protections for agricultural workers.
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social presented "A Tale of Two Climate-Addled Agencies" at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social. The goal of the conference was to hear testimony from health promotors and to scale up protections for agricultural workers.
Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources Director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social selected to serve as a reviewer for CA's Fifth Climate Change Assessment. Learn more about the Assessment from the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM2...
Introducing California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment and Its Partners
YouTube video by California Strategic Growth Council
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September 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources Director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social selected to serve as a reviewer for CA's Fifth Climate Change Assessment. Learn more about the Assessment from the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=itM2...
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social
to speak at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social on October 4, 2025. Program: farmworkerhealth.ucsc.edu/events/2025/...
to speak at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social on October 4, 2025. Program: farmworkerhealth.ucsc.edu/events/2025/...
September 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social
to speak at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social on October 4, 2025. Program: farmworkerhealth.ucsc.edu/events/2025/...
to speak at the Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference @ucsantacruz.bsky.social on October 4, 2025. Program: farmworkerhealth.ucsc.edu/events/2025/...
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UC Irvine Law announced the establishment of the Myron and Sonya Glassberg Chair in Environmental Law and installation of Prof. Michael Robinson-Dorn as the inaugural chairholder.
Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2025/09/03/m...
Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2025/09/03/m...
September 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
UC Irvine Law announced the establishment of the Myron and Sonya Glassberg Chair in Environmental Law and installation of Prof. Michael Robinson-Dorn as the inaugural chairholder.
Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2025/09/03/m...
Learn more: news.law.uci.edu/2025/09/03/m...
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and colleagues publish "Community Strategies to Transform Roadways in California's San Joaquin Valley" (August 2025) based on research sponsored by the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. Read the report: escholarship.org/uc/item/6w91...
August 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and colleagues publish "Community Strategies to Transform Roadways in California's San Joaquin Valley" (August 2025) based on research sponsored by the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. Read the report: escholarship.org/uc/item/6w91...
"County Air District Ignoring its Environmental Justice Obligations," by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and Charles Rilli @sierraclub.org, published today in the San Diego Union Tribune. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/27/o...
Opinion: County air district ignoring its environmental justice obligations
The county Air Pollution Control District isn’t giving proper consideration to years of work by environmental justice communities.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"County Air District Ignoring its Environmental Justice Obligations," by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and Charles Rilli @sierraclub.org, published today in the San Diego Union Tribune. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/27/o...
"Donald Trump's Record-Breaking Race to Wreck the Planet," by @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social Professor Alejandro Camacho, published in @thehill.com. "In time, we will see how much harm the courts will allow, or whether Congress will step up to stop these reckless actions." thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"Donald Trump's Record-Breaking Race to Wreck the Planet," by @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social Professor Alejandro Camacho, published in @thehill.com. "In time, we will see how much harm the courts will allow, or whether Congress will step up to stop these reckless actions." thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social spoke at the Bay Area Air District Civil Rights in Permitting Roundtable about the district's Civil Rights in Permitting Program, regulatory strategies, strategic plan, and AB 617 commitments on August 20.
August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social spoke at the Bay Area Air District Civil Rights in Permitting Roundtable about the district's Civil Rights in Permitting Program, regulatory strategies, strategic plan, and AB 617 commitments on August 20.
Alejandro Camacho and Gregg Macey at the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social are proud to support these comments on a Department of Energy report "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate" bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.ed...
August 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Alejandro Camacho and Gregg Macey at the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social are proud to support these comments on a Department of Energy report "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate" bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.ed...
"Environmental Justice Pioneer Reflects on a Life of Service" - Interview with Charles Lee, lead author of "Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States" (1987) and former Senior Policy Advisor for Environmental Justice at EPA by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social cleanr.law.uci.edu/2025/08/18/e...
August 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Environmental Justice Pioneer Reflects on a Life of Service" - Interview with Charles Lee, lead author of "Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States" (1987) and former Senior Policy Advisor for Environmental Justice at EPA by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social cleanr.law.uci.edu/2025/08/18/e...
"San Diego Air Pollution Control District's Lack of Consideration," by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social published by @sierraclub.org San Diego. "APCD shows a lack of consideration of years of work to determine how air districts should balance regional air quality with conditions on the ground."
July 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"San Diego Air Pollution Control District's Lack of Consideration," by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social published by @sierraclub.org San Diego. "APCD shows a lack of consideration of years of work to determine how air districts should balance regional air quality with conditions on the ground."
The Integrated and Equitable Climate Action team @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social including Blaire Bernstein, Gregg Macey, and Alejandro Camacho, presented initial findings on climate action plan development by local governments in Sacramento. Keynote address by environmental justice pioneer Veronica Eady!
July 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Integrated and Equitable Climate Action team @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social including Blaire Bernstein, Gregg Macey, and Alejandro Camacho, presented initial findings on climate action plan development by local governments in Sacramento. Keynote address by environmental justice pioneer Veronica Eady!
Gregg Macey and Alejandro Camacho @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social file comments on Endangered Species Act Section 10(a) and Section 7(a)(1) program implementation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service based on two decades of research and policy workshops, including with @defenders.org. bit.ly/3UokdB5
July 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gregg Macey and Alejandro Camacho @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social file comments on Endangered Species Act Section 10(a) and Section 7(a)(1) program implementation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service based on two decades of research and policy workshops, including with @defenders.org. bit.ly/3UokdB5
The Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is excited to host "Innovative and Equitable Climate Action," a policy workshop to encourage state support for local climate action and environmental justice planning, in Sacramento on June 30 @ucstudentpolicy.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is excited to host "Innovative and Equitable Climate Action," a policy workshop to encourage state support for local climate action and environmental justice planning, in Sacramento on June 30 @ucstudentpolicy.bsky.social
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social in support of significant adverse comments on DOE rule rescinding nondiscrimination regulations for federally-assisted programs. "The Rule violates procedural mandates of the Administrative Procedure Act and subverts nondiscrimination principles." bit.ly/4kFDtWm
June 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social in support of significant adverse comments on DOE rule rescinding nondiscrimination regulations for federally-assisted programs. "The Rule violates procedural mandates of the Administrative Procedure Act and subverts nondiscrimination principles." bit.ly/4kFDtWm
State attorneys general issue guidance affirming the legality of environmental justice initiatives. "The president cannot change or dismantle laws passed by Congress, nor can Executive Orders or agency memoranda change the protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution." bit.ly/3TB2GoR
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
State attorneys general issue guidance affirming the legality of environmental justice initiatives. "The president cannot change or dismantle laws passed by Congress, nor can Executive Orders or agency memoranda change the protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution." bit.ly/3TB2GoR
Letter by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social in support of California State Legislature Joint Legislative Audit Committee audit of California's enforcement of pesticide use laws and regulations. "An audit is consistent with good governance and the protection of public health." bit.ly/4n1w0lY
June 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Letter by Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social in support of California State Legislature Joint Legislative Audit Committee audit of California's enforcement of pesticide use laws and regulations. "An audit is consistent with good governance and the protection of public health." bit.ly/4n1w0lY
@ucirvinelaw.bsky.social environmental law center research by Gregg Macey and Sue Dexter cited in push for more thoughtful regulation of freight and logistics as San Diego Air Pollution Control District explores Indirect Source Rule. @sierraclub.org @earthjustice.org www.sdapcd.org/content/dam/...
June 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@ucirvinelaw.bsky.social environmental law center research by Gregg Macey and Sue Dexter cited in push for more thoughtful regulation of freight and logistics as San Diego Air Pollution Control District explores Indirect Source Rule. @sierraclub.org @earthjustice.org www.sdapcd.org/content/dam/...
"Careful analysis, including of the powers which US federalism creates, suggest more is legally possible to thwart the Administration’s attempts to undo fifty years of important climate change law at all levels of government" - Professor Joe DiMento @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social bit.ly/3Gws2kO
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Careful analysis, including of the powers which US federalism creates, suggest more is legally possible to thwart the Administration’s attempts to undo fifty years of important climate change law at all levels of government" - Professor Joe DiMento @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social bit.ly/3Gws2kO
"A robust, creative, and dedicated social movement for what Amanda Cronin calls 'compassionate administration' of law persists" - Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and @sierraclub.org SF Bay Chapter Organizer Imari Keith bit.ly/3RwJsA2
April 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"A robust, creative, and dedicated social movement for what Amanda Cronin calls 'compassionate administration' of law persists" - Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources director Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and @sierraclub.org SF Bay Chapter Organizer Imari Keith bit.ly/3RwJsA2
"Report Offers Roadmap for Air Districts to Balance Regional and Local Impacts of Warehouses, Ports, Rail Yards, and other 'Pollution Magnets'" - @sierraclub.org. Read the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social report here: www.sierraclub.org/sfbay/blog/2...
April 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Report Offers Roadmap for Air Districts to Balance Regional and Local Impacts of Warehouses, Ports, Rail Yards, and other 'Pollution Magnets'" - @sierraclub.org. Read the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social report here: www.sierraclub.org/sfbay/blog/2...
"TCE is linked to heart defects in babies, cancer and Parkinson's. Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it." The Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is proud to sign and support the letter referenced by ProPublica: bit.ly/3FWuErA
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.
The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took office...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"TCE is linked to heart defects in babies, cancer and Parkinson's. Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it." The Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social is proud to sign and support the letter referenced by ProPublica: bit.ly/3FWuErA
"Environmental justice responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act exist regardless of administration. They stem from Congress and judicial opinion, not executive order" - Gregg Macey, director of the environmental law center @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social. bit.ly/427nmJ0
Coalition of Organizations Urge Trump Administration to Protect Americans from Pollution
The groups argue that the White House Council on Environmental Quality must preserve key environmental justice regulations that enable the public to weigh in on placement of powerplants, industrial co...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Environmental justice responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act exist regardless of administration. They stem from Congress and judicial opinion, not executive order" - Gregg Macey, director of the environmental law center @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social. bit.ly/427nmJ0