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/...

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...

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...

"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.

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...

"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!

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

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

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/...

"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

"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

"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

Join the amazing Environmental Law Society at @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social for a panel discussion on the current state of environmental justice, co-sponsored by the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources. Featuring Jennifer Ganata of #cbecal and Fernando Gaytan of @earthjustice.bsky.social!

Deregulation and data trackers are invaluable for attorneys, activists, and the press. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social at @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social worked with Serapia Kim, Semmie Lee, Maggie Maser, Rachel Sondkar, and Derek Yaghiazarian to build one to track DOGE actions. Check it out! bit.ly/4kKkaM3

"Goods Movement and Environmental Justice Policy Pathologies" argues for a cultural shift in how regulatory agencies address public health disparities through policy design and rulemaking. Read it here: bit.ly/4iFbDIr @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social

Report offers roadmap for air districts to balance regional and local air quality impacts of "pollution magnets." By Gregg Macey @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social and Sue Dexter @priceschool.usc.edu. Thanks to @sierraclub.org and @earthjustice.bsky.social for vital support! Press release: bit.ly/4bHWHaj

"Pollution Magnets," organized by @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social's environmental law center, @sierraclub.org and @earthjustice.bsky.social, brought together environmental justice leaders, air district officials, and logistics experts to address an age-old policy problem and advance environmental justice.

#AQMEL researcher & #PCEJ policy analyst ivette torres will deliver keynote address on Fri 3/14 at 12 PDT. Workshop: "Pollution Magnets: Addressing Gaps in Air Pollution Regulation through Effective and Equitable Indirect Source Review." Register for livestream: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Alejandro Camacho, Chancellor's Professor of Law at @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social, presented "The Law and Ethics of Cross-Ocean Coral Transplantation at the University of Minnesota Law School on March 6, 2025.

Gregg Macey, director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social, presented an agenda for university climate and sustainability research, education, workforce development, and climate tech commercialization in the 2030s at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Join us! Professor @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social at @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social will present "Adapting Conservation Governance Under Climate Change: Lessons from Indian Country" at UCLA School of Law on Tuesday, March 4 at 12:15. Link to register: www.chicano.ucla.edu/events/talk-...

The Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social offers high-quality, multi-party policy design workshops. We are proud to partner with @sierraclub.org and @earthjustice.bsky.social to host "Pollution Magnets: Addressing Gaps in Air Pollution Regulation" in the Bay Area!

Gregg Macey, director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social, presented "Goods Movement and Environmental Justice Policy Pathologies" to the Socio-Legal Studies Workshop and Book Talks series at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.

Gregg Macey and @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social presented at the California Climate Action Agency Briefing and Grantee Convening in Sacramento. A unique chance for @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources research to be shared. Here's to new friends and partnerships!

Glad to announce final publication of our new law journal article. Looking forward to continued meaningful inter-governmental coordination and learning to manage the climate crisis. virginialawreview.org/articles/ada...

"Near-Roadway Pollution in South Central Fresno, California," a chapter co-authored by CLEANR Director Gregg Macey @ucirvine.bsky.social with Central Valley Air Quality Coalition. Forthcoming in Equity in the Urban Built Environment (2025). Link below! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Please share this careful analysis by Liza Gross and Peter Aldhous @insideclimatenews.org, which quotes Gregg Macey, Director of the Center for Land, Environment & Natural Resources @ucirvine.bsky.social. Their evidence based on public data warrants attention. insideclimatenews.org/news/2012202...

On behalf of dozens of students, faculty, staff, community leaders, and partner organizations who comprise the Environmental Law Program @ucirvine.bsky.social School of Law, we are pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report. Here's to a momentous year ahead! myemail.constantcontact.com/Environmenta...