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EPA's State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units

The EPA is considering whether and how to use the Clean Air Act (CAA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)

A Proposed Framework for Evidence-Based Regulation

The systematic application of evidence-based approaches to improve policymaking has received serious treatment by both scholars and policymakers, but its successful implementation to improve regulatory outcomes requires a separate framework.

Quality, not Quantity, is Key to Effective Commenting

Fear over the impact of fake comments appears overblown

Benefit-Cost Analysis & Emerging Technologies

The Hastings Center has published “Benefit-Cost Analysis and Emerging Technologies,” by RSC’s Brian Mannix, as part of a special report funded by the National Science Foundation.

President Trump's State of the Union claim on Regulation: The 2017 Data are In

The administration is reducing regulatory actions, but to what extent?

International Regulatory Indexes at a Glance

Deregulation remains a significant part of President Trump’s agenda and some credit his deregulatory promises with improving economic indicators.

2017 Regulatory Year in Review

This Regulatory Insight highlights ten important regulatory and deregulatory themes that garnered attention—and changed the regulatory landscape—in 2017. Regulatory policy was a focal point of 2017, and notable executive orders, rulemaking, and legislation all contributed to this theme.