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Pennsylvania Utility Regulator Ponders the Future of Energy Efficiency

Pennsylvania Utility Regulator Ponders the Future of Energy Efficiency

Commission seeks public comments as it prepares to extend efficiency programs.

Administration Articulates Only Fine Distinctions in Defending Health Care Reform

Administration Articulates Only Fine Distinctions in Defending Health Care Reform

Solicitor General limits his Supreme Court arguments to the specifics of health insurance.

White House Hosts Conservation Conference

White House Hosts Conservation Conference

Conference emphasizes impacts of conservation on urban and rural communities.

Obama’s Reforms Give States a Shot at Coming Out Winners

Obama’s Reforms Give States a Shot at Coming Out Winners

Health care reform demonstrates President Obama’s evolving understand of federalism.

Comparing the Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policies

Comparing the Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policies

Obama and his Republican rivals seek different paths to energy independence.

Rule of Law Prevails in Sackett v. EPA

Rule of Law Prevails in Sackett v. EPA

Don’t believe either the environmentalists or the property rights supporters.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Congress passes insider trading bill, the White House defends “gas hike trio,” the Supreme Court rules on wetland case, and more.

Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenge to EPA Authority to Proceed

Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenge to EPA Authority to Proceed

Unanimous court authorizes direct judicial review of EPA water pollution orders.

Member of Congress Highlights Lack of Regulation of Potentially Dangerous Flu Research

Member of Congress Highlights Lack of Regulation of Potentially Dangerous Flu Research

Rep. Sensenbrenner spotlights controversial avian flu studies.

FCC Reform Bill Wins Key Committee Vote

FCC Reform Bill Wins Key Committee Vote

Party-line vote moves forward bill that would change FCC processes.

Adaptive Responses to Climate Change

Adaptive Responses to Climate Change

Adaptation deserves consideration as response to global warming.

Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis

Beyond Cost-Benefit Analysis

Social welfare function incorporates distributional considerations into policy analysis.