Kirsten H. Engel

University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

Professor of Law

P.O. Box 210176

Tucson, AZ 85721-0176

United States

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1.

Micro-Motives for State and Local Climate Change Initiatives

Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 2, pp. 119-137, 2008, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 07-19
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2014
Kirsten H. Engel and Barak Orbach
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona
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Environmental Law, Political Economy, Federalism, Climate Change

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State and Local Climate Change Initiatives: What is Motivating State and Local Governments to Address a Global Problem and What Does this Say About Federalism and Environmental Law?

Urban Lawyer, Vol. 38, p. 1015, 2006, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No 06-36
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 02 Oct 2006
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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environmental law, climate change, federalism, state government, federal government, motivation for local action, California, regional

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Mitigating Global Climate Change in the United States: A Regional Approach

NYU Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 14, p. 54, 2005, Arizona Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-01
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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environmental law, environment, climate change, global warming

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Subglobal Regulation of the Global Commons: The Case of Climate Change

Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 32, p. 183, 2005
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 Aug 2005
Kirsten H. Engel and Scott R. Saleska
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Climate change, global commons, unilateral action, suboptimal, subglobal governments, international framework, collective action, United States, economic rationality, market imperfections, tragedy of the commons

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State Environmental Standard-Setting: Is There a "Race" and is it "to the Bottom"?

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 48, p. 271, 1997
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 05 Sep 2006
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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State, environmental, standards, federal, interstate competition, mobile industry, race-to-the-bottom, efficiency, optimal, prisoner's dilemma, neoclassical economics, Revesz, Oates, location standards, empirical evidence, social welfare

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Harnessing the Benefits of Dynamic Federalism in Environmental Law

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 56, p. 159, 2006, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 06-37
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Oct 2006
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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environmental law, federalism, state government, federal government, overlapping jurisdiction, dynamic federalism, economic efficiency, allocation of authority, preemption, innovation

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Adaptive Federalism: The Case Against Reallocating Environmental Regulatory Authority

Minnesota Law Review, 2007, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 07-23
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 26 Sep 2007
David E. Adelman and Kirsten H. Engel
University of Texas School of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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environmental federalism, federalism, adaptive federalism, dynamic federalism, cooperative federalism, environmental law, preemption, matching principle, Revesz, Stewart, Esty, Farber, Schapiro, scale, climate change, complexity theory

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Policy Innovation Under Dynamic, Adaptative Federalism and Democratic Experimentalism Compared: Lessons for Federalism and Climate Change Adaptation Policy

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 16-01
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Jan 2016
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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federalism, democratic experimentalism, environmental regulation, climate change, adaptation, Clean Power Plan

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The Enigma of State Climate Change Policy Innovation

The Law and Policy of Environmental Federalism: A Comparative Analysis ___ (Kalyani Robbins ed., 2015, Forthcoming), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 15-08
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2015
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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climate change, state and local government, policy innovation, cap and trade, renewable portfolio standard, climate initiative, free-riding, federalism

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The Dormant Commerce Clause Threat to Market-Based Environmental Regulation: The Case of Electricity Deregulation

Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 26, p. 243, 1999
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 05 Sep 2006
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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State, market-based, environmental, regulation, dormant, Commerce Clause, tradable permits, emissions credits, renewable power, renewable portfolio standard, electricity deregulation, interstate commerce, incentives

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Harmonizing Regulatory and Litigation Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation: Incorporating Tradable Emissions Offsets into Common Law Remedies

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 07-10, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 155, p. 1563, 2007
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Mar 2007
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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climate change, tradable emissions credits, states, litigation, public nuisance, common law, greenhouse gases, utilities, California, federal regulation

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State Governance: Leadership on Climate Change

AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AMERICA 441, Environmental Law Institute, John C. Dernbach, ed., 2009, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 07-37
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2009
Kirsten H. Engel and Marc L. Miller
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona College of Law
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states, state government, sustainability, sustainability council, Brundtland Commission, climate change, state climate change initiatives, laboratory of democracy

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Environmental Federalism: A View from the United States

Encyclopedia of Environmental Law: Environmental Decisionmaking (Robert Glicksman et al. eds., 2015, Forthcoming, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 15-28
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Aug 2015
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Environment, federalism, environmental federalism, efficiency, interstate competition, dynamic, climate change, environmental policy, environmental regulation, states and local governments

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Perverse Incentives: The Case of Wildfire Smoke Regulation

40 Ecology Law Quarterly 623 (2013), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-26
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2014
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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wildfire, air pollution regulation, environmental law, economic analysis, prescribed burning, natural, anthropogenic

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EPA's Clean Power Plan: An Emerging New Cooperative Federalism?

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 14-24
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2015
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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carbon-intensity targets, Clean Air Act, cooperative federalism, interstate global pollution,agency interpretation

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The Clean Power Plan: Issues to Watch

Center for Progressive Reform Issue Alert, No. 1506, August 2015, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2015-50, GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-50, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-43
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 12 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2016
Alice Kaswan, William W. Buzbee, David M. Driesen, Kirsten H. Engel, Victor Byers Flatt, Robert L. Glicksman, Emily Hammond, Alexandra B. Klass, Thomas Owen McGarity, Melissa Powers and Joseph P. Tomain
University of San Francisco - School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Syracuse University College of Law, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Houston Law Center, George Washington University - Law School, George Washington University - Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Cincinnati - College of Law
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Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Clean Air Act, federalism, environmental justice, energy, cap-and-trade, offsets

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Reorienting State Climate Change Policies to Induce Technological Change

Arizona Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 3, 2008
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Sep 2008
David E. Adelman and Kirsten H. Engel
University of Texas School of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Climate Change, Federalism, Innovation Policy, Inducing Technological Change

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How to Take Climate Change into Account: A Guidance Document for Judges Adjudicating Water Disputes

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 40, p. 11215, December 2010, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 10-47
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Dec 2010
Carolyn Brickey, Kirsten H. Engel, Katharine Jacobs, Julia Matter, Daniel F. Luecke, Marc L. Miller, Jonathan T. Overpeck and Brad Udall
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Environmental Defense Fund - Colorado Office, University of Arizona College of Law, University of Arizona - Department of Geosciences and Colorado State University
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climate change, water, adjudication, water rights, climate science

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State Responsibility for the Exportation of Nuclear Power Technology

Virginia Law Review, Vol. 74, 1988, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 10-46, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 10-31
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Sep 2010
Anthony D'Amato and Kirsten H. Engel
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Nuclear accidents, State responsibility, Territorial principle, Denial of justice, Philippine power plant at Napot Point

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Why Not a Regional Approach to State Renewable Power Mandates?

3 San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law 79 (2012), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-04
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2012
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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environmental law, greenhouse gas caps, renewable energy, regional renewable energy markets

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Whither Subnational Climate Change Initiatives in the Wake of Federal Climate Legislation?

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Whither Subnational Climate Change Initiatives in the Wake of Federal Climate Legislation?

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 09-11, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2009
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Mar 2009
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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federalism, state, local, federal, regional, climate, climate initiative, preemption, cap and trade, California, Schwarzenegger

Whither Subnational Climate Change Initiatives in the Wake of Federal Climate Legislation?

Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Vol. 39, Issue 3, pp. 432-454, 2009
Posted: 18 Aug 2009
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

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Adaptation and the Courtroom: Judging Climate Science

Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law, 2013, Forthcoming, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 12-38
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2014
Kirsten H. Engel and Jonathan T. Overpeck
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona - Department of Geosciences
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climate change, scientific evidence, admissibility, adaptation, Daubert

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State Standing in Climate Change Lawsuits

Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 28, p. 217, 2011, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 11-19
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 May 2011
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Climate Change, States, Article III, Standing, Litigation

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Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists in Support of Petitioners, Massachussetts V. Epa, 415 F.3d 50 (D.C. Cir. 2005) (Aug. 31, 2006)

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 05-1120
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Dec 2006
John C. Dernbach, Kirsten H. Engel, Robert B. McKinstry and Steph Tai
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, Independent and University of Wisconsin Law School
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climate change, Clean Air Act, Massachusetts v. EPA, Amicus brief, scientists, scientific certainty

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The Potential and Power of Renewable Energy Credits to Enhance Air Quality and Economic Development in Arizona

43 Arizona State Law Journal 809 (2011), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 11-21
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 May 2011 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2013
Matthew McDonnell, Kirsten H. Engel and Ardeth Barnhart
Independent, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona – Institute of the Environment
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Renewable Energy, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Solar Power, Incentives, Energy Markets, Tradable Credits

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Damages, Injunctions, and Climate Justice: A Reply to Jonathan Zasloff

UCLA Law Review Discourse, Vol. 58, p. 189, 2011, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 10-40
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 05 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2011
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Climate Change, Damages, Injunctions, Nuisance, Litigation, Environmental Justice, Carbon Tax

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Climate Federalism in the Time of COVID-19: Can the States “Save” American Climate Policy?

47 Northern Kentucky Law Review 116 (2020), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-28
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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Climate change, climate change mitigation, climate federalism, climate initiatives, American climate policy, Paris climate agreement, federal climate regulations, The Trump Administration, COVID-19 pandemic

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Arizona’s Groundwater Management Act at Forty: Tackling Unfinished Business

10 Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy 187 (2020), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 20-21
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 May 2020
Kirsten H. Engel, Esther Loiseleur and Elise Drilhon
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Groundwater Management Act, tragedy of the commons, surface water, groundwater market, cooperative localism, climate change, drought, drought contingency plan

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Untapped Potential: The Carbon Reductions Left Out of EPA's Clean Power Plan

The Center for Progressive Reform, (2016), CPR Paper 1607, Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper No. 2016-26
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2016
Alice Kaswan and Kirsten H. Engel
University of San Francisco - School of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
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climate change, power sector, greenhouse gases, Clean Power Plan, electricity sector, Clean Air Act

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The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance: Fulfilling the Promise of the Earth Charter

Burdon, P.D, Bosselmann, K, and Engel, K (2019) Fulfilling the Promise of the Earth Charter. In Burdon, P.D, Bosselmann, K, and Engel, K The Crisis in Global Ethics and the Future of Global Governance: Fulfilling the Promise of the Earth Charter (Edward Elger Publishing, U. K) p xii-xx., U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2020-86
Posted: 08 Jul 2020
Peter D. Burdon, Klaus Bosselmann and Kirsten H. Engel
University of Adelaide - School of Law, University of Auckland - Faculty of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

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Climate Policy at the Federal Level, and the Courts

Climate Change Policy and Civic Society (Yael Wolinsky ed., 2014) (Forthcoming), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 13-28
Posted: 09 Jun 2013
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

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climate change, courts, policy, Congress, environmental law

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When ‘Smoke Isn’t Smoke’: Missteps in Air Quality Regulation of Wildfire Smoke

Wildfire Policy: Law and Economics Perspectives, 2011, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 11-20
Posted: 12 May 2011 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2013
Kirsten H. Engel and Andrew M. Reeves
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

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wildfire, prescribed burning, air quality, public health, economics

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Courts and Climate Policy: Now and in the Future

GREENHOUSE GOVERNANCE: ADDRESSING AMERICAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, Barry G. Rabe, ed., 2010, Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 10-43
Posted: 07 Dec 2010
Kirsten H. Engel
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

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climate change, role of courts, greenhouse gas emissions, regulation, cap-and-trade, cooperative federalism