Amicus Brief of Law Scholars in California v. U.S.

by ridgelinecenter | Jan 16, 2026

This brief, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of administrative and constitutional law scholars as amici curiae, explains why EPA’s decisions on California’s applications for waivers of preemption under...

Rate Design to Unlock Industrial Electrification

by ridgelinecenter | Jan 1, 2026

Industrial electrification has the potential to help U.S. manufacturers reduce operating costs, improve safety and reliability, enhance competitiveness, and advance climate and pollution goals. This report offers an analysis of industrial electrification technologies,...

Amicus Brief of Energy Law Scholars in People of the State of Michigan v. U.S. DOE

by ridgelinecenter | Dec 23, 2025

In People of the State of Michigan v. U.S. DOE, No. 25-1159 (D.C. Cir.), states and public interest organizations are challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) orders keeping Michigan’s J.H. Campbell power plant running past its planned...

Comments on EPA Disapproval of California SIP Inclusion of Clean Truck Check

by ridgelinecenter | Sep 25, 2025

Comments submitted to EPA on behalf of CAELP, NRDC, and EDF opposing the agency’s proposed disapproval of California’s state plan submission including its heavy duty inspection/maintenance regulation (“Clean Truck Check”). Comments argue that...

FACETS Energy System Modeling of Carbon Pollution Standards Repeal Alternative Scenarios

by ridgelinecenter | Aug 6, 2025

This report presents the emissions and cost results of a series of variant cases run in the FACETS energy system model to assess alternatives to EPA’s proposed repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards (CPS). FACETS—a detailed, technologically-realistic model of...