WASHINGTON (February 23, 2024)—The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week for the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule. The ‘good neighbor’ rule was introduced in 2023 under the Clean Air Act, saying state get a chance to draw their own pollution control plans. According to NBC, the 6-3 leaning conservative court seems inclined to block the EPA’s regulation.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, commentary and analysis on this legal battle, and its underlying scientific issues. If you would like to speak with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialists Shannon Mitchell at [email protected].
Rachael Jonassen, Associate Research Professor, Sustainable Urban Planning Program at the College of Professional Studies and the George Washington University. Additionally, Jonassen is the Director of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Management Program. Jonassen is an expert in greenhouse gas mitigation, climate change science, fluid dynamics and beyond.
Dr. Jonassen can speak to issues like why ozone is relevant to climate change concerns and why the good neighbor rule is relevant to the ozone problem, and about the transport models used to inform the good neighbor determinations of allowable emissions.
Emily Hammond, Glen Earl Weston Research Professor at the George Washington University Law School. Hammond is a nationally
recognized expert in energy, environmental and administrative law. Prior to teaching, Hammond was an environmental engineer bringing fluency between the intersection of law, science and policy. Hammond has held a presidential appointment at the Department of Energy, where they served as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Regulation and Enforcement as well as Deputy General Counsel for Environment and Litigation.
Hammond’s publications include legal analyses of CWA issues and peer-reviewed hydrological studies.
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