Week in Review
The Department of Transportation releases guidelines for autonomous vehicles, the Department of Labor’s overtime rule faces multiple legal challenges, and more…
LA Cracks Down on “Unreasonable” Water Use
City ordinance amendment institutes harsher penalties for those who flout water restrictions amid drought.
Reforming the Federal Reserve System
Penn scholar explains the role, structure, and possible changes to the Federal Reserve System.
3D Printers Bring Regulation into the Living Room
Scholars contemplate the health and safety risks of home manufacturing.
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Social Welfare Functions
Cost-benefit analysis has become a routinized part of policymaking. Probing what justifies this methodology helps us to see how it might be improved.
Week in Review
The Senate passes a major water resources bill, the House bars agencies from using social media to promote rulemakings, and more…
Independent Regulatory Agencies Are Not Likely to Be Part of President Obama’s Midnight Rulemaking
A recent report suggests that unlike executive agencies, independent agencies get to continue dancing right past midnight.
Quantitative Models Predict Historic Obama Midnight Surge
Research forecasts a substantial increase in economically significant rules that would outpace that of the past three presidents’ final months.
Stopping Hackers from Turning off the Lights
Senate bill would give Energy Department power to deal with cyberattacks on the nation’s power grid.
If We Can Fix TSCA, We Can Fix the OSH Act
President Obama recently signed toxics reform; now it is time to fix workplace safety law, too.
Week in Review
Senate Democrats block passage of a $1.1 billion Zika plan, the United States and China commit to the Paris Climate Agreement, and more…
Regulating Earthquakes
In an effort to reduce seismic activity, the Netherlands recently limited natural gas production.