Increasing Enforcement to Reduce Pollution
Research finds decreased pollution after agencies take enforcement actions.
A Polycentric Approach to Addressing Climate Change
Law professor proposes tackling climate change with a “bottom-up” approach.
The Performance of Regulatory Performance Standards
Despite their prevalence, regulatory performance standards and their efficacy have been understudied.
Environmental Regulation Should Not Distort Competition
Policy makers must consider how environmental regulation affects markets.
Reconciling Cost-Benefit Analysis with the Precautionary Principle
CBA methodology can respond to societal risk-aversion.
Mitt Romney’s Ideas about Environmental and Energy Policy
Republican front-runner proposes reining in regulation while increasing production of domestic energy sources.
The Ozone Standard as Presidential Policy: Some Concerns
Obama’s short-term decision dangerously contradicts long-term legislative policy.
New Recommendations for Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions
EPA’s Science Advisory Board offers recommendations to improve cost-benefit analysis.
Agencies Should Provide Enhanced Procedural Protections in Aggregate Settlements
Agencies fail to provide necessary fairness when they compensate large groups of people.
EPA Releases Plan to Review Environmental Regulations
Following Executive Order 13563, EPA plans to review and revise some of its rules.
The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Congress should resist the popular misconceptions of the critics of benefit-cost analysis.