Environmental Regulation

Accumulated evidence on the harms of gas leaf blowers has bolstered the rationale for regulation.

Margaret Spring discusses domestic and global efforts to reform plastics regulation.

The Energy Department’s misuse of its emergency powers undermines states’ authority over energy planning.

Scholars discuss how unsettled climate policies reduce international trade and foreign direct investments.

EPA’s recent rollback of a climate rule echoes decades of fluctuation in domestic environmental policy.

EPA’s lopsided focus on regulatory costs ignores the much larger forgone benefits and the law.

The EPA dog may catch the climate change bus, but it probably will not end climate change regulation.

Lisa Heinzerling discusses recent developments in environmental law and regulation.

Without interagency and intergovernmental cooperation under NEPA, environmental outcomes will suffer.

Scholar argues that a recalibration of administrative law is necessary to respect congressional intent in environmental statutes.

Creighton Magid discusses the need for revisions to clarify the FTC’s Green Guides.

A scholar analyzes the differences between the American and EU approaches to regulating greenwashing.