Environmental Regulation

After a long battle, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule receives an update.

Scholar espouses a renewed focus on pollution prevention efforts, with an appreciation of government’s ability to effect meaningful reform.

What is the cost of emitting soot into the atmosphere? The answer is unclear, yet it plays an important role in policymaking.

New standards for heavy-duty trucks are expected to reduce emissions and allow the industry to keep on truckin’.

City ordinance amendment institutes harsher penalties for those who flout water restrictions amid drought.

President Obama recently signed toxics reform; now it is time to fix workplace safety law, too.

Environmental experts argue that precedent supports contested features of EPA’s major climate change rule.

Scholar argues that bill aimed at strengthening safety of chemicals runs afoul of principle of precautionary federalism.

Transportation bill aims to bring change and certainty to the implementation of major infrastructure projects.

A recent European Union regulation bans dangerous chemicals in imported apparel.

Bay Area canine owners are up in arms over a proposed rule that would limit dog walking.

Scholars examine the history and consequences of the Clear Air Act’s exemption of existing industrial facilities.