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James Goodwin | November 8, 2018

Warren’s Bill Presents Progressive Vision for Rulemaking Reform

Originally published in The Regulatory Review. Reprinted with permission. By even cost-benefit analysis — the most biased metric — regulations are improving America, producing benefits that exceed costs by a ratio of as much as 12-to-1, according to the most recent figures from the Trump Administration. Of course, those numbers barely scratch the surface of what […]

Matt Shudtz | November 8, 2018

Act Two: Answering the Clear Mandate for Vigorous Oversight

For two years, President Trump has attempted to steer federal policy in ways that undercut core American values. His vision of government – to the extent one can divine a coherent vision – lacks compassion, fairness, a commitment to equal voice and opportunity, and concern for the long-term threats that families and communities cannot address […]

Emily Hammond | November 6, 2018

Argument Analysis: Justices Express Skepticism over Using Legislative Motive in Pre-emption Analysis

This post was originally published on SCOTUSblog. It is republished here under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US). The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday morning in Virginia Uranium Inc. v. Warren, which concerns the largest uranium deposit in the United States, located in south-central Virginia. The petitioners are owners of the deposit who […]

James Goodwin | November 6, 2018

For Parents of Rape Survivors, OIRA’s ‘Open Door’ to Nowhere

The meeting logs for the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) – the small but powerful bureau that oversees federal rulemaking efforts on behalf of the president – have looked a little different in recent weeks. As usual, they are graced by high-priced corporate lobbyists and attorneys from white-shoe law firms, along […]

Sandra Zellmer | November 6, 2018

Argument Analysis: Yukon-Charley Continues to Commandeer Gray Cells

This post was originally published on SCOTUSblog. It is republished here under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US). Click here to read Professor Zellmer’s follow-up analysis of the opinion in this case. Alaska hunter John Sturgeon is asking the Supreme Court to slam the door on the National Park Service’s ability to apply its nationwide hovercraft ban […]

Robin Kundis Craig | November 5, 2018

Climate Change, Public Health, and the Ocean and Coasts

Climate change is having significant effects on the ocean. Sea levels are rising. The ocean is becoming warmer, and because the ocean absorbs chemically reactive carbon dioxide, its pH is dropping. Hurricanes, typhoons, and other coastal storms are becoming stronger on average. Marine species are on the move, generally shifting toward the poles and, to […]

Hannah Wiseman | November 1, 2018

Gutting Fuel Efficiency and States’ Rights: The Trump EPA’s Unsafe SAFE Vehicles Rule

This post was originally published on ACSblog, the blog of the American Constitution Society. Reprinted with permission. On October 26, 2018, the comment period ended for a new rule that guts U.S. fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. If the final rule resembles the proposed rule, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years […]

David Flores | November 1, 2018

Bay Journal Op-Ed: State Pollution-Permitting Must Be Reformed to Adapt to Climate Change

This op-ed originally ran in the Bay Journal. Reprinted with permission. Recent extreme weather — Hurricanes Harvey and Florence — caused widespread toxic contamination of floodwaters after low-lying chemical plants, coal ash storage facilities and hog waste lagoons were inundated. Such storm-driven chemical disasters demonstrate that state water pollution permitting programs are overdue for reforms that […]

Sandra Zellmer | October 31, 2018

Argument Preview: Can a Hovercraft Navigate the Shoals of Yukon-Charley?

This post was originally published on SCOTUSblog. It is republished here under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US). Click here to read Professor Zellmer's follow-up analysis of the oral arguments in this case and here to read her analysis of the opinion. “Alaska is different.” So said Chief Justice John Roberts when the U.S. Supreme […]