Top 10 State and Local Environmental Solutions

State and local environmental law is flourishing. State and local officials recognize that they have enormous power within our federal system of government to protect their air, water, land and other resources. Below are the top ten ways that state and local governments are redefining federalism and reinventing environmental law.

1. Adopt the California car emissions standards.  

2. Set a CO2 reduction goal.

3. Stop mercury pollution.

4. Create a renewable energy standard.

5. Invest in existing communities and infrastructure.

6. Block "takings" legislation.

7. Conserve wildlife habitat.

8. Connect land use laws and clean water.

9. Protect wetlands.

10. Be a plaintiff.

Links

To read about how federalism concerns are playing out in the debate about policy responses to global warming, please visit our blog, www.warminglaw.com

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