Environment

A Missed Opportunity: The Ostrich Approach to Indoor Radon Exposure

A Missed Opportunity: The Ostrich Approach to Indoor Radon Exposure

Small, proactive steps could prevent thousands of radon-related deaths.

In Search of Slowness

In Search of Slowness

Systematic empirical research casts into doubt claims that rulemaking procedures have slowed down the regulatory process.

EPA to Regulate Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants

EPA to Regulate Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants

Proposed rule would impose the first greenhouse gas standards on new facilities.

EPA Proposes More Oversight of Manufacture and Import of Chemicals

EPA Proposes More Oversight of Manufacture and Import of Chemicals

EPA plans to monitor five groups of chemicals to prevent harmful new uses.

White House Hosts Conservation Conference

White House Hosts Conservation Conference

Conference emphasizes impacts of conservation on urban and rural communities.

Comparing the Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policies

Comparing the Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policies

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

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.

Adaptive Responses to Climate Change

Adaptive Responses to Climate Change

Adaptation deserves consideration as response to global warming.

Environmental Regulation Should Not Distort Competition

Environmental Regulation Should Not Distort Competition

Policy makers must consider how environmental regulation affects markets.

Commission Blasts Outdated Nuclear Waste Management Policy

Commission Blasts Outdated Nuclear Waste Management Policy

Blue ribbon body urges federal government to implement major reforms.

EPA Regulates Emissions from PVC Production Facilities

EPA Regulates Emissions from PVC Production Facilities

Decade-long process culminates in toxic air emissions standards for PVC producers.

Mitt Romney’s Ideas about Environmental and Energy Policy

Mitt Romney’s Ideas about Environmental and Energy Policy

Republican front-runner proposes reining in regulation while increasing production of domestic energy sources.