West Virginia University College of Law professor James Van Nostrand was recently interviewed by Jon Wainwright on episode 43 of The CAP-impact Podcast. The podcast is hosted by McGeorge Capital Center for Law & Policy at the McGeorge School of Law. Professor Van Nostrand discusses climate change, the evolving energy sector and its impact on the coal industry, utilities, and the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.

The CAP-impact Podcast episode is now live. You can listen to it on  iTunes,  Apple Podcasts,  Stitcher Radio, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, West Virginia University law professor James Van Nostrand will participate in a panel discussion at Florida State University College of Law on the topic of energy resilience. The panel will discuss the legal tools needed to prevent threats to energy reliability.  

West Virginia University law professors Joshua Fershée and James Van Nostrand each contributed chapters to a new book published by the Environmental Law Institute. The book is titled Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States: Summary and Key Recommendations , edited by Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach. The book is a precursor to a full length publication to appear in early 2019. Summary and Key Recommendations provides thumbnail summaries and critical recommendations from each of the chapters in the larger volume.

Professor Fershée co-authored Chapter 14: Light Duty Vehicles with Professor Amy Stein of the University of Florida College of Law. Professor Van Nostrand authored Chapter 27: Production and Delivery of Bioenergy Fuels.

WVU Law professor James Van Nostrand was interviewed by Ohio Valley ReSource for a program that aired on WOUB.

Read the article, titled "Shading Out Solar: State Policies in Ohio Valley Dim Future of Energy Jobs", and listen to the interview: