Trump’s Proposed Transgender Ban Breaks Faith with Service Members
President Trump’s transgender ban for the military is misguided and potentially illegal.
Why a Retreat from Paris Now?
Political science models may help explain the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Trump’s Alternative Economics of Climate Change
The Trump Administration’s new social cost of carbon policy muddies the waters.
Putting in Perspective Trump’s Unwinding of Obama’s Climate Policy
Both President Trump and environmental advocates overstate the effects of repealing the Clean Power Plan.
Measuring the Obama Administration’s Historic Midnight Surge
Scholars model the impact of regulations issued in the final months of the Obama Administration.
Independent Regulatory Agencies Are Not Likely to Be Part of President Obama’s Midnight Rulemaking
A recent report suggests that unlike executive agencies, independent agencies get to continue dancing right past midnight.
Quantitative Models Predict Historic Obama Midnight Surge
Research forecasts a substantial increase in economically significant rules that would outpace that of the past three presidents’ final months.
President Obama Acts to Preserve Legacy of Land Conservation
Amid recent controversy, Obama relies on Antiquities Act authority to designate new monuments in the Mojave Desert.
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.
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.
What We (Should) Talk About When We Talk About Green Growth
How defining green growth will create better environmental policy.