Public Comment: DOE Water Conservation Standards for Commercial Clothes Washers
Public comment submitted in response to proposal by Department of Energy on water conservation standards for clothes washers
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Closing the Loop: Reflections from UMD’s 2025 Tech Policy Hub Annual Event
A recent technology conference examined how the quest to translate research into policy can be complex and shaped by overlapping institutional roles.
The Supreme Court has narrowed NEPA's scope by limiting required environmental reviews to impacts within an agency’s regulatory authority
Issues in Fairness and Transparency in Regulation by Adjudication
A review of the process and fairness considerations that arise when agencies make policy through precedential adjudications
Public Interest Comment on Laws and Regulations That Raise Barriers to Competition
Public comment in response to the DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force on laws and regulations that raise barriers to competition
The Economic Impact of Uncertainty About US Regulations of the Energy Sector
Article for the journal Economic Inquiry creates a monthly-frequency measure of regulatory uncertainty related to oil and gas production
Ensuring Durability and Objectivity in Regulatory Analysis: Comments on OMB Circular A-4
Article for the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis shares public comments filed by Susan Dudley in response to OMB draft Circular A-4 in 2023
First 100 Days: Deregulation Through Novel Uses of Old Tools
In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, both Congress and the White House have employed standard tools to enact quick deregulatory accomplishments.
When is an Independent Agency Independent?
A new executive order may eliminate the independence of independent regulatory agencies.
On Direct Exercises of Presidential Power
Myriad questions surround the role of Congress and the Supreme Court in checking presidential power.