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8 Apr 2011, 6:00 am
To promote sustainability, Washington, D.C. is changing its fifty-year-old zoning code. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 6:00 am
At a recent committee hearing, U.S. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 6:00 am
In a 650-page report released on April 13, 2011, the staff of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Over the past sixty years, the amount of federal regulatory activity, as measured by pages in the Federal Register, has increased more than six-fold. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm
Congress cast a very long shadow on federal regulatory agencies in March, 2001, when it exercised authority it had asserted in a 1996 law called the Congressional Review Act, or CRA for short. [read post]
28 May 2012, 9:30 pm
Earlier this month, the EPA released a draft version of a guidance document that agency officials hope to use to make decisions about issuing permits for fracking operations that use diesel fluid. [read post]
1 Jul 2012, 10:00 pm
Since 1993, government agencies have been required by executive order to analyze the broader effects of regulation on “productivity, employment, and competitiveness. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 10:57 pm
The Obama Administration issued rules accommodating religious groups’ objections to providing birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).The U.S. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
The Obama Administration faces ongoing lawsuits challenging financial support of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expired July 22, forcing furloughs that will continue indefinitely as the Senate and House struggle to reconcile an FAA spending bill. [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm
Citing climate change as the “primary threat” to the North American Wolverines’ continued existence, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently proposed a rule to recognize wolverines as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. [read post]
10 May 2011, 6:00 am
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking last month to establish a clear liquidation process for large financial institutions commonly described as “too big to fail. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will not meet a mid-December deadline for proposing greenhouse gas emissions limits on oil refineries. [read post]
22 May 2012, 9:30 pm
Unfortunately, the precautionary principle is alive and well at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 10:00 pm
The acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced plans to form a new business organization, independent of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as the foundation for a restructured mortgage market.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported that it will relax some post-9/11 restrictions and allow small pocket knives and other previously prohibited items in carry-on luggage, drawing opposition from flight attendant and airline worker unions.Attorney General Eric Holder… [read post]
10 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
President Barack Obama nominated Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed).The U.S. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
Established regulatory development procedures such as transparency and regulatory impact analysis requirements, although not implemented consistently across all federal regulatory programs and statutes, have greatly helped ensure that the benefits of new federal regulations outweigh their costs. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 8:56 pm
Last fall, the U.S. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 6:27 pm
On April 2, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced further staff investigation and an interim guidance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on reactive, sulfur-releasing drywall used in homes across America. [read post]
23 May 2011, 6:00 am
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sought public comment on how to improve policies about the siting of wireless facilities and expedite high-speed Internet implementation throughout the U.S.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in response to the Dodd-Frank Act, proposed additional transparency requirements on rating agencies, such as more disclosure of details about the ratings process, as well as disclosure requirements for third-party analysts used by the rating agencies. … [read post]
