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EPA Mission Tracker
Students

GAO Report on EPA’s Science Advisory Panels

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report analyzing the member appointment process and practices for EPA’s advisory committees. The report describes a sharp decrease in the number of university researchers […]

August 28, 2019

Federal Policy Analysis
Offshore Energy
Regulatory Rollbacks

Analysis of the Regulation and Deregulation of US Ocean and Fisheries Policies

In our new white paper, we review the legal and regulatory framework supporting US coastal and ocean management, and describe changes under the current administration. We focus on policy topics prioritized under the current and most recent administrations and assess the state of play of the ongoing deregulation process.

August 28, 2019

EPA Mission Tracker

Removing Climate Change Information from EPA’s Website

EPA has hidden access to information on its website about climate change. The American public relies on EPA’s website for detailed and dependable information about critical environmental subjects, including climate […]

July 19, 2019

EPA Mission Tracker

Restricting Access to Public Records

EPA has recently taken steps to restrict access to public records by limiting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The public, press, and public interest groups rely on transparency […]

July 19, 2019

Disaster Policy
Electricity Law
Regulatory Rollbacks

Energy Policy in the Age of Emergency Governance: New White Paper from Sharon Jacobs and Ari Peskoe

We live in an age of governance by emergency. In February, President Trump declared a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border after lawmakers repeatedly denied his […]

June 3, 2019

Clean Water
Climate
Corporate Climate Risk
Electricity Law
Onshore Energy
Regulatory Rollbacks
Students

President Trump’s Energy Executive Orders: In-Depth Analyses

President Trump signed two executive orders on April 10, 2019 in Crosby, Texas, outside of Houston: EO 13868, titled “Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Energy Growth”, and EO 13867 on […]

April 30, 2019

Administrative Law
Electricity Law
FERC
Onshore Energy
Power Sector

Energy EOs In Depth: Administration Opaque on Why It’s Studying Regional Energy Bottlenecks

This is part of a series analyzing the April 10th executive orders on energy infrastructure. Section 7 of an April 10 Presidential Executive Order tasks the Departments of Energy and […]

April 30, 2019

Corporate Climate Risk
Regulatory Rollbacks

Energy EOs In Depth: Infrastructure EO Section 5, More Bluster than Substance?

April 30, 2019

Onshore Energy

Energy EOs In Depth: New Presidential Permit for Keystone XL and Changes to Presidential Permitting

This is part of a series analyzing the April 10th executive orders on energy infrastructure. See the links at the bottom of this page for the related pieces. President Trump […]

April 30, 2019