category environmental-policy-regulation 
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2024
This was the question that prompted a study we wrote with eight other scholars from the Climate Social Science Network , an academic collaborative that investigates climate policy obstruction. This flexibility is crucial, for it allows nations to tailor policies in their distinctive socioeconomic contexts and capabilities.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 24, 2024
Far-right policy strategists are laying plans, largely endorsed by the Trump campaign, for getting rid of federal government workers who might otherwise stand in the way of a radical deregulation agenda. The agency has been making a mad dash to finalize a half dozen rules and regulations that are essential to U.S. climate goals.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
As electric vehicle (EV) policies are implemented around the country, and sales continue to rise, a question many ask is if vehicle batteries are recycled. While this recycling market is growing, there is still no federal or state law or policy that requires it – an obligation that could ensure higher recycling rates and increased efficiency.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The absence of baseline regulation of dairy operations isn’t limited to greenhouse gas emissions. But here’s the thing: CARB itself has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from dairies. CARB can regulate dairy methane. Timestamp at 2:05:10). Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Note that Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane and still did a lot of damage—it all boils down to levels of community preparedness on land. And the lack of recovery and preparedness made the impact of Fiona—a Category 1 storm—so much more devastating. We need better, more comprehensive and equitable policies.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 2, 2023
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is the specific arm of OMB that is tasked with providing guidance and reviewing all agency regulations, including the cost-benefit analyses, to make sure they meet statutory and legal requirements. And, of course, on issues where public health is the overriding concern (e.g.
Legal Planet
MAY 20, 2021
In its closing days, the Trump Administration issued a rule designed to tilt EPA’s cost-benefit analysis of air pollution regulations in favor of industry. The Trump rule contained an industry wish list of provisions, all of them designed to make regulation more difficult. Co-benefits are the beneficial side effects of a regulation.
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