Promoting Renewable Energy in the Federal Government
Presidential memo requires agencies to obtain 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020.
Should Chemical Regulation Be Stronger?
West Virginia chemical spill raises question of whether better regulation is needed.
U.S. Agency Expands Support for Partial Decommissioning of Oil Rigs
New “rigs-to-reefs” policy endorses ongoing conversion of retired offshore platforms into artificial reefs.
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
Proposed e-reporting rule aims to improve water quality, save money.
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 efforts to combat honeybee deaths focus on pesticides.
The History of Precaution
An analysis of legal traditions provides insight into transnational regulatory relations.
TSCA and the Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act
Despite limitations, proposed legislation would improve regulation of chemicals.
The Clean Air Act and the Poor
Economists’ study provides a quantitative look at the equities of environmental regulation.
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
House bills would roll back rather than advance progress on water quality.