The US environmental justice movement dates back to the early 1980s, but federal support for it has been weak and inconsistent. Here are four things Biden’s EPA can do to improve that record.
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The Trump administration used this shortcut liberally in 2017, but its potential pitfalls and impact raise a question: Should Congress repeal it?
As massive companies buy up their competition with ease, the answer may be to ban them from sectors all together
It is near impossible to regulate currencies and financial services that were built to avoid regulation – but it is increasingly necessary
Bold visions for slowing global warming have emerged from all over the world. What’s not clear is how countries will meet them.
We will struggle to find a vaccine that works perfectly for people who need it most, despite what the headlines say is coming in 2021.
The Trump administration has used executive orders, deregulation and delays to reduce environmental regulation. Biden administration officials will use many of the same tools to undo their work.
Many Americans have been unable to pay their electric bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, racking up billions of dollars in delinquent bills. Where will the money come from?
Last minute decision suspends world’s biggest IPO. But it exposes debates still ongoing about how to regulate fintech companies.
People often leave industry watchdogs to work for the very companies they were previously regulating.
PFAS chemicals are toxic, widespread and persistent in the environment, and the federal government has been slow to regulate them. A scientist explains why evaluating them one by one isn’t working.
Lack of competition regulation created outright dominance of a few players in some industries.
The Trump administration is rolling back a regulation that requires showerheads to conserve water, which saved owners an average of US$70 and nearly 3,000 gallons of water yearly per showerhead.
Self-regulation by the technology industry has failed to keep people safe online. That’s a job for government.
Flaring, or burning, waste gas from energy production has sharply increased over the past decade. It wastes usable fuel, pollutes the air, and helps drive climate change.
There are many possible outcomes from the closure of the smelter – just don’t expect lower electricity prices to be one of them.
As well as an infrastructure spending boost, governments are fast-tracking approvals. But these processes exist for a reason. If we get projects wrong, we live with the consequences for decades.
Frogs are harvested as food by the millions every year. A new study shows that uncontrolled frog hunting could drive some populations to extinction by midcentury.
How should the United States power its economy in 2050? A recent survey finds surprising agreement from Americans of all political stripes.
After a 5-year review, the EPA is leaving US standards for fine particle air pollution unchanged, even though recent studies suggest that tightening them could save thousands of lives yearly.
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Distinguished Professor of Practice, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration, and Director of the Regulatory Studies Center, George Washington University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong
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Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Professor, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
