Letting Nature Work / Ecosystems
A number of CPR Scholars are advocating an "ecosystem services" approach focused on restoring and maintaining the natural resources that protect public values. Read their white paper, and watch their webinar.

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.

Freedom to Harm / Books
CPR's Thomas McGarity's latest book traces the 30-year campaign by the business community and its allies to revive a "Gilded Age" approach to regulation.

Chesapeake Prosecutions? / Chesapeake Bay
Egregious water pollution violations warrant criminal prosecution. But Maryland prosecutors may be going too easy on Chesapeake Bay polluters, says a CPR report.

Corporate Immunity / Truth About Torts
CPR's Sidney Shapiro and Thomas McGarity explore efforts by the energy industry to shield themselves from legal accountability for their misdeeds.

CPRBlog
06/18 Frank Lautenberg: New Jersey and the Senate Lose a Leader
06/14 CPR Scholar Sandi Zellmer: Senate Passes Wrong-Headed “States’ Water Rights Act” WRDA Amendment to Facilitate N.D. Fracking
06/13 Some Observations from the Howard Shelanski Confirmation Hearing
06/11 The Obama Administration’s Plan B for Plan B: Compliance, or Defiance?
06/11 EPA’s Formaldehyde Rule: The Mystery of the Shrinking Benefits

CPR Hot Topics

Private Sector Climate-Change Adaptation

What can the private sector do to adapt to climate change, and how can the government help? Read CPR's White Paper

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: Defensive Medicine and the Unsupported Case for Medical Malpractice "Reform."

Updating OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Act is 40 years old and in need of an update. CPR Member Scholars offer their ideas.

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.

BPA Action Plan
BPA is in everything from baby bottles to soda cans to cash register receipts. CPR Member Scholars offer an outline of possible federal action to protect Americans from the endocrine-disrupting chemical.