EPA Provides Clean Water Guidance to Cities
Federal agency seeks to help municipalities manage water quality.
HHS Implements New Survey Data Standards
Health agency to monitor health discrepancies among underserved populations.
Advocate on Health Care Act Discusses Supreme Court’s Current Term
A former Solicitor General, who will argue for the act’s unconstitutionality, spoke at Penn Law.
Senate Fails to Overturn the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
New “open Internet” regulations survive congressional challenge.
China’s Finance Ministry Permits Local Municipal Bond Offerings
Trial program hopes to address local government debt problems.
EPA Enters the Fracking Fray
Agency plans to study treatment of fracking water and propose regulatory standards.
NSTC Issues Report on Government Involvement in Standards Development
Agencies should aim to support, not lead the development of technological standards, except in specific instances.
Activists Raise Concerns about Enforcement of UK Bribery Act
Initial conviction under new law may not stem criticisms of government enforcement policies.
DOE Keeps Its Electricity Transmission Siting Authority
DOE decides not to give FERC transmission line siting power under the Federal Power Act.
House Committee Holds Hearing on the Regulatory Accountability Act
Witnesses testify on merits of imposing statutory cost-benefit requirements on rulemaking.
An Executive Order to Stop Future WikiLeaks
President Obama issued an executive order to safeguard confidential information transferred on government networks.
Bipartisan Bill Would Add Procedural Hurdles to Agency Rulemaking
Bill places special emphasis on rules with a high impact on the economy.