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19 Aug 2013, 10:30 pm
When the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a rule to improve the energy efficiency of microwave ovens earlier this year, it relied on benefits associated with reduced carbon pollution in justifying its new standards. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
For a practitioner, the most creative part of the regulatory process is in discussions with the agency that has been delegated authority to implement a statute. [read post]
2 Aug 2012, 8:30 am
Last week, the U.S. [read post]
19 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm
Economic instability, social unrest, and diminished quality of life may loom in America’s future if regulators fail to better align our energy and water policies, according to a recent federal report. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 9:01 pm
As federal rulemaking dockets and regulations have moved online, a previously overlooked issue has emerged: federal regulations frequently incorporate by reference copyrighted materials that must be purchased from a private organization. [read post]
22 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
Transatlantic conflicts over the regulation of environmental and health and safety threats—including climate change, chemicals, and food safety concerns—have repeatedly revolved around the international status and legitimacy of the precautionary principle, which pertains to regulation of scientifically uncertain harms. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Quantitative indicators have emerged as increasingly prevalent tools for achieving regulatory goals. [read post]
15 Jul 2013, 10:10 pm
Two Bangladeshi garment factory tragedies—a devastating fire at Tarzeen Fashions Limited that killed 112 workers last November, and the collapse of Rana Plaza that killed 1,127 workers earlier this year—have prompted two private sector initiatives to improve safety in Bangladeshi plants. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
The process of European integration is transforming traditional patterns of law and regulation across the European Union (EU). [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm
Adapting to a changing climate may be the most realistic response to climate change, according to MIT economist Michael Greenstone, who spoke at a recent risk regulation seminar organized by the Penn Program on Regulation. [read post]
9 May 2012, 9:30 pm
The catastrophic flood damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Irene in 2011 highlighted the importance of federal flood-related disaster assistance. [read post]
26 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) 10 years ago this month, pledging to uphold the rules and practices of open market economies. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm
Is the “virtual world” impossible to regulate? [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 9:40 pm
Fracking, more formally known as hydraulic fracturing, has created a natural gas boom and revitalized some rural economies – but not without raising environmental concerns. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
I began as a political science graduate student at Harvard in 1980. [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm
Over the past thirty years, the commercial contracts that make up global supply chains increasingly incorporate provisions regulating social, environmental, and safety standards, according to Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) fellow, Fabrizio Cafaggi. [read post]
26 Aug 2013, 10:10 pm
After more than a year of courtship, the United States and European Union took the first steps towards making their longstanding trade relationship official by kicking off in July the first round of negotiations for the U.S. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
At least 23,000 people die every year in the United States due to infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
By harvesting the nation’s vast energy-efficiency opportunities, the Obama Administration can spur meaningful reductions in power sector greenhouse gas emissions while saving American families and businesses money, creating jobs at home, and securing reductions in all air pollutants. [read post]
29 Jan 2012, 9:00 pm
If legislators disagree about the efficacy of a proposed policy, why not resolve the disagreement with a bet? [read post]
