Environment

EPA Funds Research on Black Carbon

EPA Funds Research on Black Carbon

Federal grants will support studies on a contributor to climate change.

The Challenges of Emergency Risk Regulation

The Challenges of Emergency Risk Regulation

As not all crises can be anticipated, it is important to understand emergency regulation.

EPA Provides Clean Water Guidance to Cities

EPA Provides Clean Water Guidance to Cities

Federal agency seeks to help municipalities manage water quality.

Scientific Knowledge and Attitudes on Climate Change

Scientific Knowledge and Attitudes on Climate Change

PPR seminar discusses cultural causes of controversy.

EPA Enters the Fracking Fray

EPA Enters the Fracking Fray

Agency plans to study treatment of fracking water and propose regulatory standards.

Regulatory Failure and the Gulf Oil Disaster

Regulatory Failure and the Gulf Oil Disaster

A Penn Program on Regulation seminar examines agency design.

House Gives EPA 15 More Months to Promulgate New Boiler Rules

House Gives EPA 15 More Months to Promulgate New Boiler Rules

Congress weighs economic, health considerations in regulation of air pollution from industrial boilers.

Inspector General Criticizes EPA’s Procedural Steps in Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

Inspector General Criticizes EPA’s Procedural Steps in Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

OIG criticizes aspects of the peer review process used by EPA to develop an internal report on climate change pollutants.

The Ozone Standard as Presidential Policy: Some Concerns

The Ozone Standard as Presidential Policy: Some Concerns

Obama’s short-term decision dangerously contradicts long-term legislative policy.

Why Costs Should Play No Role in Setting Ozone Standards

Why Costs Should Play No Role in Setting Ozone Standards

President Obama made a bad decision to withdraw EPA rule.

Obama’s Ozone Decision Shows Clearly Who’s in Charge

Obama’s Ozone Decision Shows Clearly Who’s in Charge

Letter from OIRA Administrator Sunstein emphasizes President’s role.

Obama Asks EPA to Delay Ozone Standards

Obama Asks EPA to Delay Ozone Standards

Concerns over economy clash with more stringent air pollution standards.