Lisa Heinzerling

Lisa Heinzerling is Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and a member scholar of the Center for Progressive Reform. She was Senior Climate Policy Counsel to the EPA from January to July 2009, and Associate Administrator of the EPA Office of Policy from July 2009 to December 2010. Professor Heinzerling also served as a member of President Obama’s EPA transition team.

Pruitt’s Super-Polluting Parting Shot
Opinion | Environment | Environment | Environment Jul 30, 2018

Pruitt’s Super-Polluting Parting Shot

Former EPA Administrator’s last action may foreshadow the agency’s future plans for regulating pollution.

Laying Down the Law on Rule Delays
Opinion | Process | Process Jun 4, 2018

Laying Down the Law on Rule Delays

Recent judicial decisions help clarify the legality of rule freezes after a change in administration.

Learning from the FDA’s Plan B Fiasco
Opinion | Health | Health | Health Dec 11, 2013

Learning from the FDA’s Plan B Fiasco

Plan B episode calls for reconsidering the scope of judicial review and the role of politics in rulemaking.

Who Is Running OIRA?
Opinion | Process Apr 29, 2013

Who Is Running OIRA?

Former EPA official questions review process during transition to new “regulatory czar” at OIRA.