EPA Releases Draft Guidelines on Fracking Permits
New guidance aims to clarify federal policy on fracking using diesel fluids.
Increasing Enforcement to Reduce Pollution
Research finds decreased pollution after agencies take enforcement actions.
A Missed Opportunity: The Ostrich Approach to Indoor Radon Exposure
Small, proactive steps could prevent thousands of radon-related deaths.
In Search of Slowness
Systematic empirical research casts into doubt claims that rulemaking procedures have slowed down the regulatory process.
EPA to Regulate Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants
Proposed rule would impose the first greenhouse gas standards on new facilities.
EPA Proposes More Oversight of Manufacture and Import of Chemicals
EPA plans to monitor five groups of chemicals to prevent harmful new uses.
Rule of Law Prevails in Sackett v. EPA
Don’t believe either the environmentalists or the property rights supporters.
Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenge to EPA Authority to Proceed
Unanimous court authorizes direct judicial review of EPA water pollution orders.
The Budget Roadmap to the Regulatory State
Obama’s 2013 budget reveals priorities for environment, financial reform, and health care.
EPA Regulates Emissions from PVC Production Facilities
Decade-long process culminates in toxic air emissions standards for PVC producers.
Mitt Romney’s Ideas about Environmental and Energy Policy
Republican front-runner proposes reining in regulation while increasing production of domestic energy sources.
Taking Regulation Seriously
President Obama’s joke about spilled milk helps illustrate the need to understand how regulations actually work.