The new law does amend the Clean Air Act – the nation’s primary air quality law – to define several greenhouse gases as air pollutants. So it will help the EPA as it plans future regulations. But it doesn’t specifically grant the EPA new authority to regulate power plants. So, as ...
And it's a case that's become sort of shorthand for how we think about who has the authority to deal with climate change within the federal government, right? Like, what power does the EPA even really have? Alex: And it has been a case with, like, pretty profound consequences for ...
Does the Biden administration worry over the terrified employees who are ordered to stand back or the occasional security officer totem instructed to stand down? Instead, we are to empathize with the thief, the assaulter, the rapist, and the carjacker—at least in the sense that he does not ...
Recently this struggle has been highlighted by the current US administration's proposal to discon- tinue, in effect, the Environmental Education Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and move the funds previously allocated there to the National Science Foundation. The reason for this ...
What Does the Creator Say? Dr. Arthur W. Galston, whose research led to the creation of Agent Orange, once said, "Nothing that you do in science is guaranteed to result in benefits for mankind. Any discovery, I believe, is morally neutral, and it can be turned either to constructive or...
I consider two dimensions of environmental policy, which are closely interrelated but conceptually distinct: (1) what is the appropriate (and actual) degree of government activity; and (2) what form should (and does) government activity take. In this brief essay, I attempt to define the scope...
We identify the origins, and key characteristics, of the current regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the European Union (EU). We focus on the approach of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assessing GMO risks to pu
“Mr. Mitchell was assigned to the Federal Water Quality Administration. This office became the core agency of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).” He reported to William Ruckelshaus, the first EPA administrator. “Mr. Mitchell was on the team that helped define the ...
In the presence of pressing challenges related to climate change, there is a wide range of policy proposals concerning the green transition of companies. Although private companies—especially those in the energy sector—have a significant role in the climate crisis, current strategies focus mainly on...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked CONCUR, Inc. to assess the potential for the Fort Ord Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) to operate more effectively. Over the past two months, CONCUR -- working under a national contract between EPA and RESOLVE, Inc. -- has conducted a detailed ...