Bigger in Texas: A record clean air penalty for ExxonMobil
After a third defeat in court, ExxonMobil may finally have to pay for a mess it made in Texas.
Douglas H.
Phelps
President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
Started on staff: 1979
B.S. Colorado State University, J.D. Harvard Law School
Doug is President and Executive Director of The Public Interest Network. As director of MASSPIRG starting in 1979, he conceived and helped organize the Fund for the Public Interest, U.S. PIRG, National Environmental Law Center, Green Century Capital Management, Green Corps and Environment America, among other groups. Doug ran the public interest careers program at the Harvard Law School from 1976-1986. He is a graduate of Colorado State University and the Harvard Law School.
Posts by Douglas H. Phelps
More climate action in the states
Following long-awaited good news of historic climate progress at the federal level, two states have also delivered noteworthy climate action.
When the stars align
The past month brought us two “great conjunctions.” One occurred up in the night sky, and the other, in Washington, D.C.
Misplaced priorities have hurt the COVID-19 response
To keep the sickest people alive during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we need ventilators. We don’t have them — and that says something about our priorities.