EPA

Crossing the Regulatory Divide to Enhance Societal Well-Being

Crossing the Regulatory Divide to Enhance Societal Well-Being

Requiring EPA cost-benefit analysis could ensure that regulations do more good than harm.

Regulating Cost-Benefit Analysis

Regulating Cost-Benefit Analysis

EPA’s advance notice raises fundamental questions about how the agency should weigh costs and benefits.

Consistency and Transparency in Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

Consistency and Transparency in Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

Experts debate EPA’s recent move to consider regulating its own cost-benefit analyses.

The Changing Meaning of Transparency

The Changing Meaning of Transparency

Scholar argues that despite progressive roots, U.S. transparency laws have taken an anti-government focus.

A Real, Not Faux, Transparency Proposal for Regulatory Science

A Real, Not Faux, Transparency Proposal for Regulatory Science

A real EPA transparency rule should be grounded in scientific practices, not constituency interests.

Pruitt’s Super-Polluting Parting Shot

Pruitt’s Super-Polluting Parting Shot

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

Regulatory Reform Under Reagan and Trump

Regulatory Reform Under Reagan and Trump

Reagan-era regulatory reform will help restrict rule rescissions under Executive Order 13,771.

Challenging the Anti-Regulatory Narrative

Challenging the Anti-Regulatory Narrative

The Clean Air Act’s success reveals the flaws in the standard critique of the administrative state.

The Quagmire Created by National Association of Manufacturers v. DOD

The Quagmire Created by National Association of Manufacturers v. DOD

Ruling may lead to protracted and conflicting litigation over EPA’s Clean Water Rule.

Laying Down the Law on Rule Delays

Laying Down the Law on Rule Delays

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

Holding Congress Accountable

Holding Congress Accountable

A New Deal-era proposal would produce more effective, less burdensome regulation.

Trump, EPA, and the Anti-Regulatory State

Trump, EPA, and the Anti-Regulatory State

Ideological polarization and regulatory capture have made 2017 a bad year for EPA.