Michael Gerrard

20 law firms have signed up for pro bono drafting of model laws to implement the 1000+ recommendations for deep decarbonization in our book. bit.ly/2SPCINm We still need more to cover all 35 chapters. See "How Lawyers Can Help Save the Planet." bit.ly/2JxSs6U

At least some of this may be illegal. Numerous federal laws require preservation of many official documents. See my 2025 legal analysis: bit.ly/4iuqFSO. Also, many of these documents may be relevant to pending or anticipated litigation; evidence spoliation is unlawful.

Laws regulating data centers are popping up all across the country. We've drafted two model laws -- one for states, one for local governments. Some key elements:
-- Must use new, additional clean energy (no fossil; can't suck up existing clean energy from other users)
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The Senate's bipartisan permit reform bill would upend the National Environmental Policy Act and also weaken the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act. My legal analysis: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_schola…

One year ago today, Trump's second inauguration day, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law launched our Climate Backtracker to track his actions moving backwards on climate action. As of today it has exactly 300 items. That's 1.15 for every working day.
climate.law.columbia.edu/content/climat…