Craig Segall is a Senior Advisor to FAS. In addition to several ongoing academic and advisory posts, he is a former Deputy Executive Officer and Assistant Chief Counsel at the California Air Resources Board, and former Senior Vice President of Evergreen Action. Early in his career, he was a Sierra Club attorney. He graduated from Stanford Law School and the University of Chicago.
As federal uncertainty grows and climate goals face political headwinds, a new coalition of subnational actors is rising to stabilize markets, accelerate permitting, and finance a more inclusive green economy.
The Trump Administration has moved with alarming speed to demolish programs, regulations, and institutions that were intended to make our communities and planet more liveable.
As the efficacy of environmental laws has waned, so has their durability. What was once a broadly shared goal – protecting Americans from environmental harm – is now a political football, with rules that whipsaw back and forth depending on who’s in charge.