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Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

Primary Season Poses Special Challenges for PAC Spending Reporting

FEC proposes three alternative draft rules for the transparency of multi-state primary expenditures.

The Case for Declining Discount Rates

The Case for Declining Discount Rates

Why current practices of regulatory analysis undervalue future benefits.

North Carolina Coal Ash Spill Renews Debate Over Delayed EPA Regulations

North Carolina Coal Ash Spill Renews Debate Over Delayed EPA Regulations

February spill raises question of whether coal ash requires federal regulation.

Inflating Civil Penalties

Inflating Civil Penalties

FDA adjusts maximum civil money penalties to account for inflation.

A Regulatory Vacuum in the Growing Space Launch Market

A Regulatory Vacuum in the Growing Space Launch Market

Congress limits administrative safety regulation while offering financial safety net.

Changing Risk Culture is Hard

Changing Risk Culture is Hard

Culture and attitudes toward risk are built into the foundations of systemically important banks.

Former Commissioner Speaks About SEC’s Role in Rapidly Changing Market

Former Commissioner Speaks About SEC’s Role in Rapidly Changing Market

Troy A. Paredes offers his views on recent regulatory developments at a Penn seminar.

EPA Adopts Stricter Standards to Clean Up Auto Exhaust

EPA Adopts Stricter Standards to Clean Up Auto Exhaust

EPA finalized new rules on sulfur in gasoline and tailpipe emissions as part of clean car program.

ConEd Invests $1 Billion in Infrastructure Resilient to Climate Change

ConEd Invests $1 Billion in Infrastructure Resilient to Climate Change

For the first time, NY utility commission orders climate adaptation measures.

Regulation and Democracy

Regulation and Democracy

How the resurgence of progressivism will produce improved regulatory outcomes.

Prospects for an Interstate Cap and Trade for Greenhouse Gases

Prospects for an Interstate Cap and Trade for Greenhouse Gases

The last years of the Obama administration will determine if the EPA succeeds in implementing a cap-and-trade regime.

The Battle over Transatlantic Financial Regulation

The Battle over Transatlantic Financial Regulation

Improved diplomatic processes would help strengthen international economic cooperation.