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1 Nov 2011, 7:15 am by Benjamin Tannen
In a move that will ensure it continues to play a role in future electricity transmission siting decisions, the U.S. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 6:27 pm by Penn Program on Regulation
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]
13 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Margot Campbell
It may come as no surprise that crisis-driven situations are prone to the adoption of ineffective rules. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm by Lauren-Kelly Devine
In a mobile industry growing at what former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz described as “breathtaking speed,” the FTC staff issued a new report setting forth guidelines to ensure that consumer privacy protection keeps pace with technological innovation. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Craig N. Oren
President Obama’s opposition to tightening the national ambient air quality standards for ozone standard is a bad thing. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 12:00 am by Evan Smith
At a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, witnesses and members of Congress criticized Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s order from late October consolidating the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). [read post]
9 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm by Mima Mohammed
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google Inc. has agreed to a $22.5 million settlement - the agency’s largest penalty ever - on charges the company misrepresented privacy protections to users of Apple’s Safari browser. [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
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]
14 Jun 2011, 6:00 am by Joel Outten
The United States House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3) by a 251-175 vote last month. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Joel Outten
Public Citizen, a consumer rights advocacy group, filed a petition last month asking the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend regulations that prevent generic drug manufacturers from updating product labels with pertinent safety data.According to the petition, manufacturers of generic drugs are not authorized to update their labels through the prior-approval-supplement (PAS) or changes being-effected (CBE) procedures available to the manufacturers of brand-name drugs. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 6:00 pm by Jean Yin
In a round-table debate focused on jobs and the economy, Republican presidential candidates last night placed much blame for the continuing economic downturn on two laws: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Dodd-Frank Act. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 12:00 am by Aulden Burcher
Is China getting its local government debt problem under control? [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm by Vanessa Kurzweil
Current U.S. policy for the management of used nuclear reactor fuel and radioactive waste is “damaging” and “costly,” according to a recent report issued by the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) to the Department of Energy (DOE). [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 12:00 am by Stuart Shapiro
Last week's decision by the Obama Administration to withdraw consideration of new ozone standards has rightly received much attention for its policy and political implications.  [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 6:00 am by Shriram Harid
In a 650-page report released on April 13, 2011, the staff of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. [read post]