OIRA Meetings / Reg Policy
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is politicizing the regulatory process, defeating transparency, and thwarting vigorous protections, says a CPR report.

Obama's Ozone Retreat / Clean Air
President Obama's decision to kill new EPA ozone standards will cost lives. CPR Member Scholars protested on CPRBlog and on the nation's op-ed pages. Read op-eds by Tom McGarity, Rena Steinzor and David Driesen.

Puget Sound / Adaptation
CPR is helping policymakers in the Puget Sound region adapt to the realities of climate change.

Attack on IRIS / IRIS
The chemical industry's trade association wants to hamstring EPA's toxic-chemical assessments. CPR's Rena Steinzor and Wendy Wagner sent a letter to OMB protesting.

Overstated Reg Costs / Regulatory Policy
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy has been touting a report claiming regulations cost the economy $1.75 trillion. Turns out the report is full of exaggerated estimates and fuzzy math.

CPRBlog
05/11 EPA's Proposed Chemicals of Concern List Under OIRA Review for Two Years: That Goose is Cooked
05/10 New Executive Order Skewed Toward Placating Regulated Industries: Obama Administration Continues Retreat from Protection of Public Health, Worker and Consumer Safety, and the Environment
05/09 Administration's Decision to Throw Young Agricultural Workers Under the Bus Fails To Sway Some Critics
05/08 The Pander Games: Big Ag, Hispanic Workers, and the Rush to Deregulate
05/07 40 Years Hasn't Taught Some Agencies Much About NEPA

CPR Hot Topics

CatastropheWatch

CPR's CatastropheWatch project is exploring the roles that the regulatory and litigation systems play in catastrophes like the BP oil spill, the Massey mine disaster, Katrina and more.

Truth About Torts: The Series
CPR White Papers explore the myths about tort reform, and the misuse of federal preemption. A recent entry in the series: Plausibility Pleading: Barring the Courthouse Door to Deserving Claimants.

OSHA's Role in BP Oil Spill Cleanup
The BP Oil Spill revealed the need to strengthen OSHA's hand in protecting worker safety during disaster responses. Read From Ship to Shore: Reforming the National Contingency Plan to Improve Protections for Oil Spill Cleanup Workers.

The CAA and GHGs
Industry and opponents of action on climate change have taken to arguing that the Clean Air Act is somehow an "inappropriate" vehicle for regulating. Member Scholars Amy Sinden and Dan Farber explode the myths they weave. More about CPR's work on Climate Change.