Clean Air Act

What Will Come from the Supreme Court’s Stay of EPA’s Clean Power Plan?

What Will Come from the Supreme Court’s Stay of EPA’s Clean Power Plan?

Scholar argues the impact of halting the regulation’s implementation may be small.

Finding Common Ground on the Impacts of Air Pollution Regulation

Finding Common Ground on the Impacts of Air Pollution Regulation

New study suggests some of the debate over environmental regulation stems from data differences.

Parties Still Battling Over Proposed Carbon Rule After Case is Argued

Parties Still Battling Over Proposed Carbon Rule After Case is Argued

In letter to court, states claim that a tweet proves the EPA has made up its mind.

The Case Against Using Global Benefits to Set U.S. Climate Policy

The Case Against Using Global Benefits to Set U.S. Climate Policy

Two prominent economists introduce new questions into the debate over the social cost of carbon.

General Permits and the Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

General Permits and the Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Recent Supreme Court decision misses a climate change solution that could satisfy all parties.

The Role of Permits in the Regulatory State

The Role of Permits in the Regulatory State

General permits play an increasingly important role in implementing regulation.

Supreme Court Decision Strikes Compromise in Greenhouse Gas Case

Supreme Court Decision Strikes Compromise in Greenhouse Gas Case

EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is left largely intact, but agency faces rebuke.

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.

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.

Debate over OIRA’s Virtues and Vices Continues

Debate over OIRA’s Virtues and Vices Continues

Cass Sunstein and Lisa Heinzerling debate what really happens in OIRA.

OMB Releases Draft of Annual Report on Regulation’s Impacts

OMB Releases Draft of Annual Report on Regulation’s Impacts

Major rules, especially EPA’s, potentially create enormous net benefits.