Deconstructing Regulatory Science
Writing for The Regulatory Review, Rena Steinzor and Wendy Wagner observe that "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt recently opened another front in his battle to redirect the agency away from its mission to protect human health and the environment. This time, he cobbled together a proposed rule that would drastically change how science is considered during the regulatory process."
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Author(s): Wendy Wagner, Rena Steinzor
Look to Supreme Court for answers on whether Trump can fire Mueller
Look to Supreme Court for answers on whether Trump can fire Mueller, op-ed by Richard Pierce
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Author(s): Richard Pierce, Jr.
EPA 'transparency' rule confuses science and regulatory science
EPA 'transparency' rule confuses science and regulatory science, op-ed by Sidney Shapiro
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Author(s): Sidney Shapiro
May 2, 2018, Congressional Review Act Rollbacks Are Endangering Our Health and Safety
May 2, 2018, Congressional Review Act Rollbacks Are Endangering Our Health and Safety
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The Congressional Review Act: The Case for Repeal
The Congressional Review Act: The Case for Repeal, CPR Report 1801, by Thomas O. McGarity, Rena Steinzor, James Goodwin, and Katherine Tracy, May 2018.
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Author(s): Thomas McGarity, Rena Steinzor, James Goodwin, Katie Tracy
Emily Hammond's April 12, 2018 testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
Emily Hammond's April 12, 2018 testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on two House bills that would rig judicial review of environmental permits to favor industry at the expense of the public interest.
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CRA by the Numbers
In the 115th Congress, the GOP majority’s push to dismantle safeguards for health, safety and the environment, no tool has been more useful than the once-obscure Congressional Review Act (CRA). The law allows for the repeal of duly enacted regulatory safeguards using procedures that bypass meaningful deliberation and scrutiny – skipping committee consideration and sidestepping the Senate’s 60-vote cloture requirement.
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Author(s): James Goodwin
Trump is losing his war on regulations
Trump is losing his war on regulations, op-ed by Lisa Heinzerling
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Author(s): Lisa Heinzerling
Lisa Heinzerling's testimony to House Committee on Small Business on the impact of the President's ongoing rollback of regulatory safeguards.
Lisa Heinzerling's March 7, 2018, testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on the impact of the President's ongoing rollback of regulatory safeguards.
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Author(s): Lisa Heinzerling