A new Issue Alert from CPR identifies "The Essential 13" regulatory actions the President should complete before leaving town, saving thousands of lives, protecting the environment and burnishing his legacy.
Rena Steinzor's latest book analyzes five recent industrial catastrophes that have killed or sickened workers and consumers, and urges far more aggressive prosecution of corporate wrong-doers.
Thousands of Americans die every year from on-the-job hazards, and OSHA isn't making enough progress. A new manual from CRP offers state and local advocates a path to safer workplaces.
Industrial-scale chicken farms are a huge source of Chesapeake Bay pollution, and new EPA water-quality requirements are Maryland's chance to get a handle on the problem. But the state's permitting process is far behind, and the state's waiving application fees that could help solve the problem.
A number of CPR Scholars are advocating an "ecosystem services" approach focused on restoring and maintaining the natural resources that protect public values.
Executive Order 12866, from which springs OIRA's vise-like grip on regulation, turned 20 in October. CPR Member Scholars marked the occasion with a blog carnival.
CPR's Alice Kaswan offers principles for policy-making around climate change adaptation that respects environmental justice.
Most of the Chesapeake Bay states are falling behind in efforts to meet Bay clean-up deadlines, says the EPA. Read CPR's Issue Alert.
The largest estuary in North America, the Chesapeake Bay is home to more than 3,600 species of plants and animals. But after years of pollution abetted by political failure, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced the issue, imposing new pollution limits in cooperation with the states in the region. Read about CPR Member Scholars' work to save the Chesapeake.