Environment

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

The Court hears oral arguments on legal challenge to EPA rule requiring states to keep pollution from affecting their neighbors.

Digitizing Environmental Protection

Digitizing Environmental Protection

Proposed e-reporting rule aims to improve water quality, save money.

Global Treaty on Mercury Signed in Japan

Global Treaty on Mercury Signed in Japan

When ratified, new international agreement will require restricted use of mercury by 2020.

Regulatory Responses to Honeybee Deaths

Regulatory Responses to Honeybee Deaths

Regulatory efforts to combat honeybee deaths focus on pesticides.

The History of Precaution

The History of Precaution

An analysis of legal traditions provides insight into transnational regulatory relations.

TSCA and the Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act

TSCA and the Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act

Despite limitations, proposed legislation would improve regulation of chemicals.

Adjusting the Social Cost of Carbon: A Commonsense Revision

Adjusting the Social Cost of Carbon: A Commonsense Revision

Changes should be made to better reflect underlying scientific models.

The Clean Water Act Needs Positive Reform

The Clean Water Act Needs Positive Reform

House bills would roll back rather than advance progress on water quality.

EPA Upgrades its Energy Star Portfolio Manager

EPA Upgrades its Energy Star Portfolio Manager

An upgraded online management system will better track buildings’ energy consumption.

States’ Varied Approaches to Fracking Regulation

States’ Varied Approaches to Fracking Regulation

Report compares thirty-one states’ regulations on hydraulic fracturing.

The Environmental Impacts of the Built World

The Environmental Impacts of the Built World

EPA report suggests strategies for mitigating development’s environmental effects.

Will Proposed Federal Rule Effectively Relax Stricter State Bans on Shark Finning?

Will Proposed Federal Rule Effectively Relax Stricter State Bans on Shark Finning?

Marine agency’s proposed rule may preempt more protective state and territorial laws.