Environmental Policy & Law

Fellow Story

Cohen quoted on adopted cap-and-trade guidelines for affordable housing program

Yesterday the Strategic Growth Council adopted guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program and scheduled workshops for early February to provide technical assistance to potential applicants.
February 2, 2015
Fellow Story

Clark Baker to start Knauss Fellowship

Anne Clark Baker will begin a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington, DC in February. Through the fellowship, Anne will work jointly with the Coastal States Organization and Institute for Water Resources at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support integrated coastal policy analyses and development, technical coastal issue analysis and resolution, and Corps participation in collaborative partnerships. Read more
January 20, 2015
Leadership Grant Grant

Supporting Wetlands Managers - Year Two

This grant will support a second year of Brenda Zollitsch's work as Policy Analyst at the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM). Last year, ASWM was awarded a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant to create this new position for Brenda...
December 23, 2014
Fellow Story

Antos quoted on how Los Angeles County uses storm runoff

While rainfall can be a welcome sight in the dry Southland, when water hits the region’s concrete and blacktop landscape, it turns into a giant headache for beachgoers and environmentalists: untreated storm water or urban runoff.
December 22, 2014
Fellow Story

Law Confronts the Intertwined Threats of Climate Change and Species Extinction

Paying attention to the twinned threats of climate change and species extinction requires ingenuity, cash, and nimble legal mechanisms. Two novel solutions—REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and Biodiversity Offsetting—comprise potentially win-win solutions.
December 21, 2014
Fellow Story

Klee reappointed as Head of Energy and Environmental Protection

Robert Klee will be re-appointed as commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Monday. Klee, 40, has been serving as DEEP commissioner since January 2014 after working as the agency’s chief of staff for three years. He replaced Daniel Esty as head of the newly merged department, which was a key portion of Malloy’s reorganization plan during his first term as governor.
December 19, 2014
Leadership Grant Grant

Shifting the Course of California Agricultural Policy

The California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) has hired Ildi Carlisle-Cummins for the newly created position of Director of the Cal Ag Roots Project. The concept for the Project was developed by Ildi, and will be launched by her and...
December 19, 2014
Fellow Story

Washburn says GOP surge could get legislation passed to build Keystone XL pipeline

Some of the first items on the Republicans’ congressional agenda are likely to involve energy, corporate tax cuts and trade policy — all long-held priorities for some of Texas’ top members of Congress. ...
December 9, 2014
Fellow Story

Kennedy on China/US climate accord relying on environmental policies now in place

Kevin Kennedy was quoted in a New York Times article about the climate pact reached between the United States and China in November 2015. “It shows that the two big dogs in the room are taking the issue seriously,” said Kevin Kennedy of the World Resources Institute, a think tank. “It provides a real opportunity for the start of what could become a race to the top.” ...
December 9, 2014
Foundation News

Webinar: Stop the Leaks Campaign

The Switzer Foundation seeks to maximize positive environmental impact through individual and collective activities and leveraged grant resources. We partially funded 2011 Fellow Sarah Uhl's work with the Clean Air Task Force to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Her work helped lead to a major White House initiative. Watch our June 2014 webinar with Sarah, and read more about how her work influenced policy on this important greenhouse gas issue.
October 26, 2014