Comments have been coming fast and furious (see, for example, Alden Abbott here; Greg Werden here, and in July, in advance of the opinion, here; an interesting thread by Herb Hovenkamp here; Asheesh Agarwal here, a thoughtful and more detailed International Center for Law & Economics white paper from Geoff Manne here; a post from Josh Wright here; and there’s a nice (if brief) pre-decision discussion between Randy Picker and Spencer Weber Waller here). [read post]

California – Bell City Manager, Ex-State Senator, Developer Charged in Corruption Case Yahoo News – Richard Winston (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 9/3/2021 Prosecutors said four men have been charged in connection with the embezzlement and misappropriation of millions of dollars in public funds that were supposed to be used to study whether a solar farm was suitable [read post]

How the Republican National Convention Came Undone MSN – Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, and Annie Linskey (Washington Post) | Published: 7/24/2020 The chaotic unraveling of the Republican presidential nomination convention bears many of the hallmarks of the tumultuous Trump presidency: the public dismissal of scientific expertise, allegations of political conspiracy, and advisers run ragged to carry out a task that was next to impossible from the start. [read post]

The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]