Institute Director Elizabeth Wilson Publishes Third Edition of Energy Law and Policy

Elizabeth Wilson, Director of the Irving Institute for Energy and Society and Professor of Environmental Studies, recently announced the publication of the third edition of Energy Law and Policy, published by West Academic Publishing. Wilson and co-authors Lincoln Davies, Alexandra Klass, Hari M. Osofsky, and Joseph P. Tomain have updated the edition to include:

• Updated treatment of state and federal policy initiatives such as community solar, 100% clean energy laws, energy transition and energy markets.
• An entirely new chapter on how climate change risks and initiatives are shaping the energy sector, including domestic and international net zero energy goals and widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
• Integration of energy and environmental justice concerns throughout the book.
• Expanded discussion of energy leasing and extraction on private and federal lands, including solar, geothermal, and onshore and offshore wind energy, and the critical role of energy efficiency.
• In-depth coverage of new energy-related executive orders, regulations, and policy shifts since the start of the Biden Administration.
• Enhanced attention to controversial energy transport projects, including oil and natural gas pipelines, fossil fuel export terminals, and long-distance electric transmission lines.

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