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12 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
James Q. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
Federal regulations in the United States encompass all aspects citizen’s lives. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly announced final rules that will effectively double fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks to a fleet-wide average of 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025. [read post]
6 May 2013, 9:30 pm
Is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) accurately estimating how people will react to a nuclear power plant disaster? [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]
8 May 2012, 9:30 pm
If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate, would there still be a way to make the rest of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act work? [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 7:30 am
With over a week of shutdown behind us, the effects are clearly beginning to be felt in regulatory circles. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
Should the European Union (EU) institute a “fat tax” on unhealthy foods to prevent obesity? [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]
18 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm
A Senate bill introduced in August could reshape U.S. administrative law, further burdening an already sluggish rulemaking process but perhaps paving the way for more coordinated and streamlined federal policies, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). [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]
28 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
In his revealing new book about his nearly four years as President Barack Obama’s “regulatory czar,” Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein describes a striking moment: “After I had been in the job for a few years, a Cabinet member showed up at my office and told my chief of staff, ‘I work for Cass Sunstein. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 12:00 am
For decades, notice and comment rulemaking and other forms of public consultation have been fundamental, democratizing components of the regulatory process in the United States and other advanced industrialized democracies. [read post]
20 May 2012, 9:30 pm
Witnesses at a recent Senate committee hearing agreed that manufacturers, researchers, and hospitals could lose access to a critical component of their operations next year unless Congress acts to ensure a steady supply of helium. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 10:30 pm
With the passage of Amendment 64, Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
Regulation of the financial sector can never fully prevent the triggering of another systemic shock to the financial system like the one that led to the economic crisis of 2008. [read post]
16 Jul 2012, 9:29 pm
This December, the Obama Administration will again have to decide how much air quality is needed to protect public health and welfare. [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]
15 Oct 2013, 9:01 pm
In the opening days of his first term, President Obama proclaimed that his administration would be the most transparent in history, stating that: Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. . . . [read post]
6 Sep 2015, 10:50 pm
Today is Labor Day, a national holiday in the United States. [read post]