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Amicus Brief filed in the Supreme Court on the Major Questions Doctrine and the President’s Tariffs Our amicus brief to the Supreme Court, filed in litigation over the President’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose worldwide tariffs, urges the Court to clarify t...

In November, the #SupremeCourt will hear arguments about the legality of President Trump’s global #tariffs. 💵 🚢 We explain the stakes of the case for the future of administrative law in an amicus brief filed with the court.

Read more in our brief:

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Impact of Electric Tariffs on Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Charging Costs and Loads This paper employs an economics-engineering model to simulate the impact of various electric tariff structures and rate levels on the charging economics of six hypothetical medium- and heavy-duty vehi...

New research ✨ A cross-institutional team including our Elizabeth Stein simulated the #charging economics of six hypothetical medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets under different electricity pricing plans and rates. 🚛 ⚡

Check out the paper!

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Economist or Senior Economist The Institute for Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) is seeking applicants for an experienced, policy-oriented Ph.D. economist with at least 3 years of relevant work experience for the economist posi...

Hiring announcement ⏰ We're seeking applicants for a policy-oriented #economist or senior economist to work on issues including #energy, #transportation, #climate policy, natural resources management, and benefit-cost analysis.

Apply by November 14!

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Research Associate or Policy Analyst The Institute for Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) is seeking applicants for a Research Associate or Policy Analyst position to assist with projects related to energy, climate, and environmental po...

We're hiring! 🖥️ ⚡ We're looking for a Research Associate or Policy Analyst to support projects related to #energy, #climate, and environmental policy.

Apply soon. We’ll start reviewing applications starting November 14th, 2025.

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Evaluating the Full Cost of PFAS Quantifying the health and economic harms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is essential to evaluating the full costs of continued PFAS use and pollution. PFAS are a large class of synthet...

New report 🧪 We review research on the damages of #PFAS, which are commonly used in industrial and consumer products.

One study finds that the cost of destroying a year’s worth of PFAS pollution exceeds annual global GDP!

Read the report:

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After the #SupremeCourt ruling in Loper Bright, how proponents of sensible regulation respond will help determine the fate of the current administration's anti-regulatory project, say Richard Revesz and Max Sarinsky in the Yale Journal of Regulation.

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Attorney or Senior Attorney (Energy) The Institute for Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) seeks applicants for an attorney or a senior attorney position with a primary focus on energy law. This position may be based in our New York City...

We're hiring! 🏛️ 📝Policy Integrity is hiring an attorney or senior attorney with a primary focus on energy law and the efficient decarbonization of the energy system.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting November 7. Apply now!

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Clean Energy in a Time of Shifting Federal Policy - YouTube The energy sector is operating in very different conditions than a year ago. Federal deregulatory actions, changes to the Inflation Reduction Act, and other ...

A week ago, leaders in industry, law, and academia joined our #ClimateWeekNYC conference to discuss clean #energy in a time of shifting federal policy. 💡

ICYMI, you can catch up on the day's conversations.

Stay tuned for future events!

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Press Releases The Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law uses economics and law to support smart policies for the environment, public health, and consumers.

Today, we welcome Al McGartland to the Institute for Policy Integrity as our new Economic Policy Director.

McGartland served as the Director of the National Center for Environmental Economics at EPA until retiring from the agency this fall.

Welcome, Al! 🎉

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Economic Fellow The Institute for Policy Integrity is seeking applicants for one or two full-time two-year postdoctoral research fellowships in economics, starting in September 2026. Ideal candidates should have a pr...

We're hiring! 🚨 Policy Integrity is seeking applicants for one or two full-time two-year postdoctoral research fellowships in economics. This position is based in NYC.

Applications are due November 14th. Apply now!

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DOE’s emergency orders create a moral hazard The U.S. Department of Energy’s use of Federal Power Act authority to keep retiring fossil fuel plants online could trigger a vicious cycle that ultimately jeopardizes grid reliability.

New op-ed ✒️ 📨 The Department of Energy's use of emergency powers to keep power plants running past planned retirement dates interferes with practices essential for long-term grid reliability, writes @jenn-danis.bsky.social. 💡

Read more in Utility Dive:

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CONFERENCE: Clean Energy in a Time of Shifting Federal Policy The energy sector is operating in very different conditions than a year ago. Federal deregulatory actions, changes to the Inflation Reduction Act, and other policy shifts have created uncertainty for ...

#ClimateWeekNYC is around the corner 🏙️🌎⚡ Join Policy Integrity on September 25 to hear from experts about how the energy industry is responding to federal deregulatory actions, changes to the Inflation Reduction Act, and other policy shifts.

Register now:

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Integrity, Equivalence, and Imperfect Carbon Offsets Evidence suggests that many if not most of the carbon credits issued from offset projects suffer from integrity problems, meaning they do not represent the emissions removals or reductions they purpor...

New report 💡 Moving the debate on carbon offsets forward may require a more explicit acknowledgement of the risks of using offsets.

Check out our latest work on carbon offsets and markets:

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Jobs The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law regularly hires legal/economic fellows and other staff members to conduct research, contribute to policy advocacy efforts, and p...

Calling law students 🎙️ 🏛️ Are you interested in #environmental law, #energy law, environmental justice, or regulatory #policy? We’re hiring for several research assistant positions that start this fall semester. ⚡🏛️ 🌎 Apply now!

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Conference: Clean Energy in a Time of Shifting Federal Policy · Luma Content The Institute for Policy Integrity’s annual conference will focus on the changing landscape of the energy sector in the wake of recent federal…

Join us during #ClimateWeekNYC! 🏙️🌎⚡ On September 25, Policy Integrity will host #energy and #environmental experts for a daylong conference to discuss the rapidly changing landscape of the energy sector.

Register for the conference: lu.ma/9r9v954v

Legal Fellow The Institute for Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) is seeking applicants for a two-year legal fellowship with a focus on regulatory policy. This position is based in our New York City office.

🚨 We're hiring ✒️ Policy Integrity is seeking applicants for a two-year legal fellowship with a focus on regulatory policy. This position is based in NYC.

Application review will begin November 1st. Apply now!

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Attorney or Senior Attorney The Institute for Policy Integrity (Policy Integrity) seeks applicants for an attorney or a senior attorney position with a primary focus on appellate litigation and emerging administrative law issues...

We're hiring! 🏛️ 📝 Policy Integrity is hiring an attorney or senior attorney with a primary focus on emerging administrative law issues. This position may be based in New York City or Washington, DC.

Applications due October 1!

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Comments to Department of Energy Rebutting False Economics Claims in Climate Change Report In July, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a draft report challenging the consensus on the science and economics of climate change. We submitted comments to DOE explaining how the draft re...

A recent Department of Energy draft report severely misrepresents #climate economics. 🌎💲

In feedback submitted to the agency this week, we call on the agency to withdraw the report because of its flaws.

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Money saved by ditching a set of Biden-era air pollution standards will remain in coal plant owners’ pockets and not translate into more affordable power for households—according to EPA's own analysis.

Pello Aspuru and Bridget Pals explain on @thehill.com.

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The Myth of “Baseload” Power in Modern Power Grids Given the economic, social, and national security importance of having an affordable and reliable electricity grid, it is crucial for energy terminology to be used correctly and well understood. This ...

New issue brief ✒️ While conversations about the #electricgrid are now in the political mainstream, public officials, policymakers, and experts often misuse important energy terminology.

@jenn-danis.bsky.social and Cristoph Graf break down key grid concepts:

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Jobs The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law regularly hires legal/economic fellows and other staff members to conduct research, contribute to policy advocacy efforts, and p...

Are you a law student passionate about environmental law, energy law, environmental justice, or regulatory policy? We're hiring for several research assistant positions that start this fall semester. 🍂

Apply now!

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Solicitor General Forfeits Deference With ‘Dead Country’ Claim Opinion: NYU law professor Richard Revesz says US Solicitor General D. John Sauer's use of legal filings to advance outlandish positions should lead to his losing the deference his office traditionall...

New op-ed✒️ In @bloomberglaw.com, Richard Revesz writes that the current U.S. Solicitor General should no longer be given the deference traditionally accorded to the position, after he made a preposterous claim in a letter to a U.S. appeals court.

Read more:

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EPA’s Flawed Case for Repealing All Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits for the Power Sector In June 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for the power sector…

"EPA’s proposal to repeal all power plant greenhouse gas #emissions standards gets the law, and the facts, wrong," writes Kate Welty.

In a new post on the Policy Integrity Insights blog, Welty explains why the proposal can't become policy.

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EPA’s Vehicle Emissions Regulation U-Turn Defies Supreme Court Opinion: NYU School of Law's Dena Adler and Kate Welty write that the EPA's attempt to reverse course on regulating vehicle emissions ignores years of precedent and direction from courts, including th...

In a new proposal, EPA slams the breaks on years of effort to control greenhouse gas #emissions from motor vehicles.

Today in @bloomberglaw.com, our Dena Adler and Kate Welty examine why the law and the facts contradict the arguments in EPA's proposal.

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Conference: Clean Energy in a Time of Shifting Federal Policy · Luma Content The Institute for Policy Integrity’s annual conference will focus on the changing landscape of the energy sector in the wake of recent federal…

Upcoming conference 📣 September 25

Policy Integrity’s annual conference will focus on the changing landscape of the #energy sector in the wake of recent federal deregulatory actions, Inflation Reduction Act changes, and other policy shifts.

Join us during Climate Week NYC:

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Comments to EPA About Proposed Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Limits for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plants In June 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed repealing all greenhouse gas emissions limits for fossil-fuel-fired power plants. In the alternative, EPA proposed to repeal the emissi...

More public comments 📨 🏛️ Neither proposal from EPA to repeal emissions standards for power plants holds up legally or factually.

We argue that EPA should withdraw both proposals and correct failures in its analysis.

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Comments to EPA on the Failure to Value Climate Damages in Proposed Repeal of Power-Sector Regulations In its proposed repeal of greenhouse gas emission standards for the power sector, EPA broke from more than 15 years of agency practice by failing to place any value on the climate damages that would r...

New public comments 📨 🏛️ We and 10 organizations responded to a recent EPA proposal to repeal emissions standards for the power sector.

EPA doesn't account for #climate damages, which contradicts the best available science and economics. We argue they need to.

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“If vehicle emissions don’t pass muster as a contribution to climate change, it’s hard to imagine what would,” said Dena Adler, a senior attorney at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law.

Our experts were published and quoted in several outlets this week providing analysis of EPA's decision to revoke its "endangerment finding," which underpins key greenhouse gas regulations. Read the coverage here: policyintegrity.org/email/press/...

The Scale of Contribution: Vehicles The Trump Administration is expected to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s fifteen-year-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute to climate change and harm p...

New issue brief 🚗 EPA is expected to scrap a 15-year-old finding that emissions from vehicles contribute to climate change and harm public heath and welfare.

Policy Integrity authors show that EPA's expected proposal is contradicted by clear and vast evidence.

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Exhaustive Precedent The Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate emissions from new motor vehicles that “cause, or contribute to,” dangerous air pollution. In 2007, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that GHG emiss...

New issue brief 🚗 EPA is expected to rescind greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. But the agency's reassessment of these standards is inconsistent with the text, history, and regulatory practice of the Clean Air Act.

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