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7 May 2013, 9:30 pm
A coalition of federal agencies and five states intends to deploy nearly $600 million, drawn from a $1 billion fund financed by BP, to pay for twenty-eight new early restoration projects across the Gulf Coast. [read post]
30 Jun 2013, 10:11 pm
Federal agencies have relied upon private sector expertise and resources by incorporating thousands of private standards into binding public regulations – but only by reference. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
President Obama’s recently released budget for FY 2013 treats environment protection, financial reform, and health care as the administration’s regulatory priorities.The Environmental Protection Agency’s discretionary budget request for FY 2013 is $8.3 billion. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
I began as a political science graduate student at Harvard in 1980. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
If two heads are better than one when it comes to thinking, would two heads of state be better than one for governing? [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]
5 Sep 2012, 9:30 pm
Every year, 177 people die in speeding-related accidents. [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
It is rare in the current political climate for a regulatory scheme to receive broad support – including from regulated entities. [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]
27 May 2012, 9:30 pm
How well do federal agencies conduct the regulatory analysis required in Executive Order 12866 and use it to make decisions? [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm
Before leaving for its July 4 recess, the Senate voted to confirm Howard Shelanski as the new administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), a post that had been vacant since last August. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 12:00 am
Along with the other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney would make regulatory reform one of his top priorities if elected, according to a plan his campaign released yesterday. [read post]
23 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
More than 2,600 people reportedly died during clinical trials for new drugs in India between 2005 and 2012. [read post]
6 Nov 2013, 9:54 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently proposed rules on crowdfunding are sure to draw crowds. [read post]
26 May 2013, 9:30 pm
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and excessive exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet, or UV, rays is its principal cause. [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]
11 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm
As tax season comes into full swing, so-called “tax professionals”—individuals who prepare taxes for compensation but are not lawyers or accountants—now face unclear regulations—if they face any at all. [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm
Despite a surge in the number of patents issued and an increase in patent rights in recent years, innovation and spending on research and development has surprisingly not increased in proportion. [read post]
24 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm
Late last month, a bipartisan bill aimed at tackling the so-called patent troll issue was referred to the House Judiciary Committee by Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). [read post]
2 Aug 2012, 8:30 am
Last week, the U.S. [read post]
