Environmental Regulation

The Next Generation of Regulatory Compliance

The Next Generation of Regulatory Compliance

A new book by a leading environmental regulator argues for creating rules that better facilitate industry compliance.

A Modern Classic on Regulatory Compliance

A Modern Classic on Regulatory Compliance

Cynthia Giles has written a book that deserves to be read by all regulatory practitioners and scholars.

What Carbon Offsets Tell Us About Why Environmental Programs Fail

What Carbon Offsets Tell Us About Why Environmental Programs Fail

Carbon offsets exemplify the challenges in creating effective environmental regulations.

Reversing the Evaporation of Air Pollution Prosecutions

Reversing the Evaporation of Air Pollution Prosecutions

Scholars analyze decreasing environmental prosecutions and propose enforcement improvements.

Inside the EU’s Ambitious Anti-Deforestation Regulation

Inside the EU’s Ambitious Anti-Deforestation Regulation

An EU law requiring deforestation-free exports could impact economies and ecologies around the world.

The Underused Field for Clean Energy

The Underused Field for Clean Energy

Congress and agencies should make better use of land use authorities to meet clean energy goals.

The Green Clash Between Renewables and Conservation

The Green Clash Between Renewables and Conservation

Scholars argue that federal agencies can conserve land and still increase renewable energy output.

Think Globally on Climate, Act Locally on Leaf Blowers

Think Globally on Climate, Act Locally on Leaf Blowers

Restricting gas-powered leaf blowers can positively affect the health of people and the planet.

Let There Be Darkness

Let There Be Darkness

Scholar argues for federal action to tamp down on increasing light pollution.

Enforcing Net-Zero Goals

Enforcing Net-Zero Goals

Scholar calls for greater oversight and enforcement of corporate net-zero carbon emissions pledges.

Big Oil Fights New Environmental Law in California

Big Oil Fights New Environmental Law in California

The oil and gas industry attempts to quash a California law protecting residents from extraction wells.

New York Clean Energy Goals Finally Show Promise

New York Clean Energy Goals Finally Show Promise

Modifications to New York State’s clean energy laws cleaned up the New York City grid.